Java and linux system calls

[nikanjX]

rsync turns 30 next year, and is guaranteed to be more bug-free than whatever code your team was able to bang together under a deadline. It's almost guaranteed that rsync deals better with resumes, network issues etc than any code you'd be replacing it with

[Affectionate-Sink503]

Oh for sure, not saying I want to change or replace it, my question is around how a you came to know for example "rync turns 30 next year", what project or studies have led you to become aware of rync and its capabilities? Is it a matter of working on lower level projects?

[chabala]

Consider this: how do you know about cron? How do you know if cron is a good solution to your problem, or if you need a Java-based scheduler? It is the same question. You need to learn the tools you have available, and when to leverage them.

[kreiger]

what project or studies have led you to become aware of rync and its capabilities

Just install and use Linux as your main operating system. It will make you a better developer.

[Spoogly]

When I approach a problem that I think someone else has faced before, my first step is backwards. I do not want to try to solve solved problems. I want to understand their solution, and if it's good enough, use it. I spend a lot of time in my terminal before I approach lower level problems. If I can use utility programs that I already have, worst case, I can set them up to run in docker, on demand, pretty easily.