It’s funny how I used to think that operating systems, databases, and cloud systems, as these kind of arcane things that were somehow apart from the rest of software.
I could not begin to grasp how they could deal with running programs, access control, or any of these things that once seemed so foreign and mysterious to me.
And realising that it’s actually just software, that there’s no black magic to it, just lower-level APIs, less pre-built batteries-included stuff to rely on, and probably a whole lot of more complexity, that was… both mind blowing, exciting, and kind of a let down.
And it has enabled me to have more realistic expectations from these tools.
It however doesn’t take away any of the brilliance and effort that went into the these things, or lessen the credit due to those behind them. I can only begin to imagine the complexity involved in a full-fledged modern OS.
I could not begin to grasp how they could deal with running programs, access control, or any of these things that once seemed so foreign and mysterious to me.
And realising that it’s actually just software, that there’s no black magic to it, just lower-level APIs, less pre-built batteries-included stuff to rely on, and probably a whole lot of more complexity, that was… both mind blowing, exciting, and kind of a let down.
And it has enabled me to have more realistic expectations from these tools.
It however doesn’t take away any of the brilliance and effort that went into the these things, or lessen the credit due to those behind them. I can only begin to imagine the complexity involved in a full-fledged modern OS.