Re: OT: programming languages

[Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net>]

Steve Litt wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Jun 2014 15:46:58 +0100
> Tom Furie <tom@furie.org.uk> wrote:
>
> > On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 11:41:57PM -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
> >
> > > Programming belongs on any Linux list, especially since a lot of
> > > times you need to code to get things done. Dare you to configure
> > > dwm without coding.
> > However, there is a difference between discussing code in the context
> > of a solution to a problem and discussing coding and langauges in
> > general.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Tom
> Just in case this is one of those Admins vs Coders things, let's be
> even handed and say that discussions of specific problems are OK, but
> discussions of the relative advantages and disadvantages of Puppet,
> Salt and Chef belong on the OT list.

Well... if you add FAI to Puppet vs. Salt vs. Chef, I'd say you're 
exactly in the sweet spot for this list!

Miles Fidelman



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