Fluid Dynamics <a2093...@trbvm.com> writes: > On Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 8:45:31 AM UTC-4, Phillip Lord wrote: >> >> The benefit is that Emacs is that its not constantly changing, and it >> gives you some stability over the years. I like latex, for instance, for >> the same reason. I can still access a 10 year old document and use it. >> > > First of all, there are other posts in this thread complaining about > constantly changing stuff breaking things! One such post is by Colin Yates.
Yes. Obviously, newer stuff is changing. > Second, to the extent that it isn't changing, it is legacy. It makes little sense to complain about things changing, and then to say things are legacy when they are not changing. Legacy code is not code that is old. Legacy code is not code that you wish were better. Legacy code is not even code that is nasty and hairy. Legacy code is code for which there is a better alternative, but which the activation energy of removing is too high. I scanned most of the rest of your post. It's a bit of a ramble, and doesn't relate to much of the software that I use. Broadly, I agree, that old software sometimes behaves in a way that we would not write today. Equally, software which has been written today sometimes suffers from problems that were long solved in older software. The costs from using old software are real, yes, but then so are the costs of using new software, especially, if this entails constantly trying out the latest and greatest technology just for the sake of it. Phil -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
