The Tao of Programming (1987)

Re:The Tao of Programming (1987) by TremendousJudge on Monday November 09, 2020 @08:15AM (#25034436)

There are two types of people, broadly speaking: the ones that keep nothing always throw everything away and format their computers once a year, and the ones that hoard everything like an archive.

Although I am proudly the second type, I understand that many people are the first type. They don't really care that much about this stuff that to me feels fundamental, so they have no issue with things not really being theirs.

And in a way, they are right. While year after year I'm burdened by being the archivist of my own possessions, there are many people that just live unencumbered by such things.

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Re:The Tao of Programming (1987) by throw1234651234 on Monday November 09, 2020 @10:09AM (#25035525)

The thing with owning books is that your family eventually finds your way to them if you own any. My family found my old books recently when looking for something to read - I saw it on their desks. Had to tell them "Yea, that's good, throw that one away, I wasted my time on it, don't waste yours." So that's an argument for keeping stuff, but extremely filtered.

Kind of like code, I guess.

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Re:The Tao of Programming (1987) by linsomniac on Monday November 09, 2020 @11:05AM (#25036178)

"The things you own end up owning you."

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