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Guess I'm alone in not seeing what's so good about this talk. He only presents problems, and in an extremely disorganized way. The closest thing to a solution is "wait, hardware advancement will eventually make your slow code fast."

It's definitely entertaining, but that's about all I can give it.



There's a time and place for things. Posting multiple critical comments in a commemoration thread is maybe not the best time or place, and better kept for later?


The post is about the talk, not the man. The comment is about the talk, not the man.

I kind of doubt Joe Armstrong would support N days of mourning requiring uncritical acceptance of everything he's ever done.

Joe called things like he saw them. I think we better honor him by doing the same.


The idea of "no copies – everything exists in one place and has a unique ID" was new to me. I still don't know if it's a good idea, let alone practicable, but it's great food for thought!




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