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I disagree. Most operating systems, desktop applications, web browsers, and fundamental Internet services (web servers, BIND, MTAs, etc) are written in C/C++. D
by alayne 14y ago
I disagree. Most operating systems, desktop applications, web browsers, and fundamental Internet services (web servers, BIND, MTAs, etc) are written in C/C++. Dropbox is not in that league of important.
- rayiner 14y agoMost of those applications were written decades ago.
- calpaterson 14y agoSo you're arguing with me over what "important" means. If "important" means nearer the bottom of the stack, then yeah, you win. I doubt many people see it that way though.
- paul-woolcock 14y agoIf by "bottom of the stack" you mean "the code that the top of the stack depends on in order to run at all," then I would say that he is correct in what "important" means.
- kbutler 14y agoInfrastructure only exists to enable applications, though it's easy to lose sight of this as a software engineer.