Comment on The Mercury logic programming systemComments−ororroro3moThere are files in this repository that were last touched 32 years ago. Any reason to be posting it now?−kaonwarb3moNot that it necessarily applies here, but as a heuristic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect−ororroro3moInteresting point. My understanding of Mercury is that it is hard carried by Zoltan so it has a bus factor of 1.−zeafoamrun3moI always understood it was a teaching language for students who wanted to get programming language implementation experience.−epgui3moWhy is that relevant or noteworthy? There are files that were updated recently too.−ororroro3moWhy the aggression? This language while cool has existed for decades and never taken off. I just wanted a reason to believe it relevant so I could have an excuse to take another look.−hackyhacky3moWhy do you think "oldest untouched file" is a good metric for relevance? Do you know what is the oldest untouched file in gcc or Python?−srean3mo"Taking off" is an unreliable metric of capability and fitness to a problem you may want solved.−epgui3moThere was no aggression.−zeafoamrun3moDamn dude you're making me feel old
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There are files in this repository that were last touched 32 years ago. Any reason to be posting it now?
Not that it necessarily applies here, but as a heuristic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect
Interesting point. My understanding of Mercury is that it is hard carried by Zoltan so it has a bus factor of 1.
I always understood it was a teaching language for students who wanted to get programming language implementation experience.
Why is that relevant or noteworthy? There are files that were updated recently too.
Why the aggression? This language while cool has existed for decades and never taken off. I just wanted a reason to believe it relevant so I could have an excuse to take another look.
Why do you think "oldest untouched file" is a good metric for relevance? Do you know what is the oldest untouched file in gcc or Python?
"Taking off" is an unreliable metric of capability and fitness to a problem you may want solved.
There was no aggression.
Damn dude you're making me feel old