Re:Rust in Linux kernel is just a beginning
by asoneth on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @08:30AM
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> if slow compilation is such a pain point, I wonder why it takes seven years and counting to fix this bad decision
I'm not sure it was a "bad decision" if it was something that can be addressed after the fact and allowed them to ship working software more quickly.
The vast majority of the popular projects I am aware of have this kind of technical debt, likely due to survivorship bias. Project teams that refuse to take on technical debt are rarely successful enough to become popular.
I'm not sure it was a "bad decision" if it was something that can be addressed after the fact and allowed them to ship working software more quickly.
The vast majority of the popular projects I am aware of have this kind of technical debt, likely due to survivorship bias. Project teams that refuse to take on technical debt are rarely successful enough to become popular.