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Principal Skinner on Immutable Distros (infosec.pub)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Am I out of touch?

No, it's the forward-thinking generation of software engineers that want elegant, reliable, declarative systems that are wrong.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It seems to me that almost all native English speakers got principal and principle backwards. I'm actually surprised when I see them used correctly (which is not the case here).

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

Doh! Ps. Thanks for the correction.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

As a child in the US I was taught "The Principal is you 'pal'." which is not true but helpful when spelling it. Like "dessert" has more 's' than "desert" because it's something you want more of.