jussaskin

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   by jussaskin 10y ago

   Fair enough.
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   by jussaskin 10y ago

   I find that integrated tests in software projects go a long way to reducing rot. When something eventually invariably breaks due to some external factor, the test suite greatly reduces the time to identify and fix the problem.
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   by jussaskin 10y ago

   Even though the VM image and tooling may still be runnable, the world around it with which it must interact continues to evolve and can leave your software obsolete.
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   by jussaskin 10y ago

   Less so, I agree. But give it time - older VM image and container formats will probably rot as well.
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   by jussaskin 10y ago

   Software doesn't exist in isolation. It interacts with its host OS, shared libraries, other programs, protocols, file formats and external systems. If it can't keep up then it effectively rots even though not a single byte of it h
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   by jussaskin 10y ago

   Software rots if you can no longer set up the exact tool chain and environment (compiler, build tool, OS version, external database, etc) required to build and run it. Even interpreted languages suffer from this problem as features are subt
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   by jussaskin 10y ago

   Thanks. And I learned a new acronym. Oh that crazy internet.
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   by jussaskin 10y ago

   Is it compatible with ccache?
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   by jussaskin 10y ago

   Is all this functionality encoded within .o files or does it create a separate cache file or directory?
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    by jussaskin 10y ago

    Some of these IoT devices are solar powered or rely on ambient electromagnetic energy and don't have enough juice to perform crypto.
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    by jussaskin 10y ago

    IoT is all about unsecured devices generally?