Re: The joy of FORTRAN

Charlie Gibbs wrote this post; take it under advisement:

On 2024-10-11, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
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On Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:16:18 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
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I  ditched debian because stable was years behind the curve ...

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That’s precisely why it’s so good for mission-critical servers: utterly
boring, yet rock-solid.

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I've always said that computer systems should be ugly and boring:
ugly as in not cluttered with eye candy that only gets in the way,
and boring as in it Just Works without any unpleasant surprises.
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Your average PHB wants flashy graphics - a video game, basically -
and the surprises turn it into an adventure that will keep him
amused for the afternoon.  The rest of us are just trying to get
the job done with a minimum of hassle.

I find the command-line to be generally free of hassle.

--
Duct tape is like the force.  It has a light side, and a dark side, and
it holds the universe together ...
-- Carl Zwanzig