Re: packages with binaries
Uday S Reddy writes:
Stephen J. Turnbull writes:
> BTW, are you really sure you want to do this? Kyle's code was
> idiosyncratic (to say the least), but recent VM is a bletcherous mess.
> :-(
That is a bit harsh!
Not really.
As a theorist of software, I always make a crucial distinction
between
internal structure and external functionality.
I'm not talking about functionality (but since you mention it: for my
taste, recent VM has added too much functionality, at least as
default). I'm talking about the internal structure. No matter how
much functionality you load into a program, you can't make it easier
to maintain and modify. That requires refactoring.
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