17 Sep
2021
17 Sep
'21
1:41 a.m.
On Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 12:34:15PM -0700, Jon Steinhart wrote:
As I've said before, I'm having difficulty
distinguishing the "full stack"
in full stack programming from a compost heap. It's not OK to me from a
security, safety, and reliability perspective to build on a rotting
foundation.
Amen.
It's my opinion that the whole container thing
sort of started as a "we
can't secure the underlying system so we'll build something secure on
top"
combined with "it's no fun to fix the unnecessary incompatible mess among
virtually identical systems that we've made so we'll build a new fix-it
layer" ideologies. How long until problems are found with containers
it's decided that the way to fix it is to build "safe deposit boxes" that
run in container? Is there ever an end in sight?
I think it is that the newer kids are less willing to understand stuff.
So they build something on top that they understand. I agree that they
will hit problems and likely build "safe deposit boxes" because the
containers are "too complex".
Oh, and get off my lawn!