Re:C and C++ Prioritize Performance over Correctness
by bayindirh on Friday August 18, 2023 @07:14PM
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I would happily give it a try, when I have some time on the side. But that day is not today, unfortunately.
> I don’t but the claim that BSD’s qualities extrapolate anywhere rather than a more mundane explanation or that BSD is the exception that proves the role somehow given no other successful project seems to be able to do the same.
It's mostly about "it's done when it's done" mentality and always putting the discipline before writing code fast. It's a vastly different mentality when compared to modern, conventional software development. This mentality also makes what Debian is Debian.
On the other end of the spectrum, we have the stressed solo developer syndrome, which brings us OpenSSL with its all problems and grievances.
> I don’t but the claim that BSD’s qualities extrapolate anywhere rather than a more mundane explanation or that BSD is the exception that proves the role somehow given no other successful project seems to be able to do the same.
It's mostly about "it's done when it's done" mentality and always putting the discipline before writing code fast. It's a vastly different mentality when compared to modern, conventional software development. This mentality also makes what Debian is Debian.
On the other end of the spectrum, we have the stressed solo developer syndrome, which brings us OpenSSL with its all problems and grievances.