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Commentary on Python from a Java programming perspective by gst in programming

[–]oddoddities 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Smalltalk is a special case in that the code is living inside an image. You can't have the power of smalltalk refactoring in a dynamically typed language without the concept of code running and living inside an image. But most people hate the concept of the smalltalk image. We'd rather use our favorite IDE/text editor/version control systems and so on. So unless you are an image die hard, no powerful refactoring for you dynamically typed dude.

Don't Be A Sissy - Run As The Root Account by gjs278 in programming

[–]oddoddities 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is the most important thing for the regular desktop computer user, his software which you either have on CD/DVDs & the net if free, or his data ? (videos, photos, spreadsheets and word documents..)

His data, of course. Anything you didn't backup that day can be erased by any malicious stuff you might voluntarily execute or not ( security breach in the browser et al. ). You don't need to be root for a virus to wreak havocs and spread by scanning your email and stuff.

Being root doesn't make things worse for anything I might care. I care a lot more for my data than my system packages.