[HN Gopher] The Night Watch (2013) [pdf]
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       The Night Watch (2013) [pdf]
        
       Author : mifydev
       Score  : 32 points
       Date   : 2025-03-12 21:12 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | mifydev wrote:
       | Years go by, but I always find myself getting back to this
       | article, it's just the true essence of systems programming.
        
       | bitbasher wrote:
       | His talk at Monitorama was great-- one of the most entertaining
       | talks around!
        
       | listenfaster wrote:
       | This made me so happy. Too many good quotes.
        
       | dang wrote:
       | Related. Others?
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         | mifydev wrote:
         | Oh, I didn't know it was posted as recently as December, I just
         | stumbled upon this again and assumed maybe not a lot of people
         | have seen this recently
        
           | bigiain wrote:
           | He's _such_ a great writer/speaker. It's totally worth
           | reposting him every 3 month.
           | 
           | I think this is my favourite piece of his, "This world of
           | ours":
           | 
           | https://www.usenix.org/system/files/1401_08-12_mickens.pdf
        
             | dcminter wrote:
             | I thinkbhe's a better writer than speaker, but I suspect if
             | I'd seen him speak first I'd have it the other way around.
             | 
             | I love all his Usenix articles and they always cheer me up
             | if I'm having a grumpy day at work.
        
       | halifaxbeard wrote:
       | At the beginning of my career, I merely found it funny.
       | 
       | Now I find it relatable.
       | 
       | (don't install a signal handler in Python for SIGSEGV, especially
       | if it's being triggered by C you're calling)
        
       | xena wrote:
       | Honestly I hope to be able to write something like this at some
       | point in my career. This is the kind of satire that comes from
       | deep expertise, passion, and desire for the future generations to
       | not repeat the mistakes you have made. This is one of the best
       | articles of all time.
        
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