> Some people think that "the cloud" means that the instruction set doesn't matter. Develop at home, deploy in the cloud.
> That's bullshit. If you develop on x86, then you're going to want to deploy on x86, because you'll be able to run what you test "at home" (and by "at home" I don't mean literally in your home, but in your work environment).
This is why having a compilation target that works the same way everywhere would be so valuable. We're some ways away from this, but I think WebAssembly offers hope here.
As for the rest of the article, it'd be best if we could have a discussion style where people don't preemptively paint people who disagree with them, or who have a different perspective, strategy, or end goal, as "idiotic" and "stupid", or posit that people have a "total disconnect to reality." This is known as poisoning the well. It does not advance the discussion. In fact it is specifically designed to limit and stop the discussion. The reality is that it simply makes people angry and polarized, amps up the stakes, and ultimately leads to a toxic culture.
Thankfully, I think HN has a better culture. Linus can do better, IMO.
> That's bullshit. If you develop on x86, then you're going to want to deploy on x86, because you'll be able to run what you test "at home" (and by "at home" I don't mean literally in your home, but in your work environment).
This is why having a compilation target that works the same way everywhere would be so valuable. We're some ways away from this, but I think WebAssembly offers hope here.
As for the rest of the article, it'd be best if we could have a discussion style where people don't preemptively paint people who disagree with them, or who have a different perspective, strategy, or end goal, as "idiotic" and "stupid", or posit that people have a "total disconnect to reality." This is known as poisoning the well. It does not advance the discussion. In fact it is specifically designed to limit and stop the discussion. The reality is that it simply makes people angry and polarized, amps up the stakes, and ultimately leads to a toxic culture.
Thankfully, I think HN has a better culture. Linus can do better, IMO.