From: Mike Coleman Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 07:11:37 GMT Subject: Re: newbie questions about git design and features (some wrt hg) Message-ID: <3c6c07c20701302311w38b3dbdfs553c089505516fd0@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: On 1/30/07, Linus Torvalds 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