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@cm0002@lemmy.world to Programming@programming.dev • 2 months ago

Linus Torvalds built Git in 10 days - and never imagined it would last 20 years

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Linus Torvalds built Git in 10 days - and never imagined it would last 20 years

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@cm0002@lemmy.world to Programming@programming.dev • 2 months ago
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Git is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Here's why Torvalds never intended for it to stick around.
  • @alsimoneau@lemmy.ca
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    Surely it could be rewritten in Fortran if performance is really a concern.

    • @onlinepersona@programming.dev
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      Assembly is the true language of the gods, sir.

      Anti Commercial-AI license

      • @anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        1•2 months ago

        Apart from the obvious lack of portability, compilers write better assembly than most humans.

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