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		dlitz on Oct 15, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Introducing Clib: C package manager and micro libr... > Perhaps because the division between the language, and the filesystem, is arbitrary and drawn by OS vendors, not language users? Wow, that comment is a textbook example of this: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000018.html Look, it's really inefficient for everyone to "reimplement ALL the things" every time someone invents a new programming language. Making smart aleck comments about how "the filesystem is arbitrary" or how Lua or Emacs are operating systems doesn't change this.

fit2rule on Oct 22, 2013 [–]

Oh dear, I do not agree. I think you're cargo-cult'ing me out for dinner.

The lines in the application-binary blob sand are clearly arbitrarily drawn. One mans OS is another mans Application. Filesystem? You don't need it.

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