Re: newbie questions about git design and features (some wrt hg)

From: Mike Coleman <tutufan@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 31, 2007, 07:11 UTC
Message-ID: <3c6c07c20701302311w38b3dbdfs553c089505516fd0@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0701302029460.3611@woody.linux-foundation.org>

On 1/30/07, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> wrote:

> But I'll admit - my main reason going with C is (a) it's what I know and
> (b) I absolutely _hate_ being constrained by the language. The great thing
> about C (still) is that you can do *anything* in it. You're literally
> limited by hardware, and by your own abilities. Nothing else.

I have a lot of sympathy for this way of thinking, and maybe even a little envy of people who've found worthy things to do at this level.

But I'm also very lazy (and probably not that talented). So, I count myself lucky that I've found a niche in the age of Python/Ruby/etc and Moore's Law. I turn programs around quickly, telling users "come back if you need it to go faster", at which point I would profile and drop to C, or even assembler. But they never do--they just want the next program.

Mike