To: rgawenda AT pobox DOT com
Cc: ark AT belous DOT munic DOT msk DOT su, opendos AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: source code
Message-ID: <19970921.131214.6423.1.editor@juno.com>
References: <199709211607 DOT PAA16931 AT lince DOT las DOT es>
From: editor AT juno DOT com (Bruce Morgen)
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 1997 13:12:51 EDT
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On Sun, 21 Sep 97 15:09:01 -0200 "Rafa Gawenda" <rgawenda AT pobox DOT com>
writes:
>On Sun, 21 Sep 1997 14:12:26 +0400 (MSD), Arkady V.Belousov wrote:
>
>> > This is why the world is programmed in c,
>>
>>     ...and this is also why so many bugs found in modern programs. 
>:( C is
>>not best language. At least, for "novice"s, who is majority.
>
>I'm glad that Operating Systems aren't written by "novices". Aren't 
>you?
>
Some of the best and most influential 
OS releases come from *relative* 
novices -- remember, Linus was a mere 
student when he created the Linux 
kernel, and back in the 80s many of 
the best CP/M enhancements and 
utilities came from hobbyists who 
would not be considered as experts by 
typical industry standards.

The quality of an OS product is 
determined by the time, dedication, 
and attentiveness of the programmer 
as much as by his/her experience and 
talent.  Technical details can be 
learned by study and by trial and 
error, generosity and dedication are 
not so easily acquired!