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It's not that I don't like to solve problems, it's that Linux and MySQL code bases bring unnecessary problems to the table that I have no interest in solving.
by antonovka 17y ago
It's not that I don't like to solve problems, it's that Linux and MySQL code bases bring unnecessary problems to the table that I have no interest in solving.
- ajross 17y agoFlamebait. You have cleaner and better examples of a world-class kernel and database engine? You want to do rocket surgery, you gotta bend a few scalpels.
- coffeemug 17y agoFreeBSD is generally considered to be a cleaner and better example of world-class kernel. MySQL codebase is OK, but isn't fantastic. In general, all mature large systems come with a can of worms, and it takes a certain kind of person to deal with that. Legacy code is always less fun than a blank slate, unless you have certain mindset. Fortunately, we get to deal with both world-class legacy systems, and write some blank slate code. We get the best of both worlds :)