Post #1375583
2026-02-22 16:50 UTC
@jguillaumes @aachrisg @javerous @drikanis @ludicity Back in the day, working with VAX/VMS I mostly wrote software that had little OS dependencies, portable C code using the C standard libraries, so I didn't need the Red Wall (and later the Grey Wall) much. But the online HELP system was indispensable. (1/3)
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@jyrgenn@mas.to 2026-02-22 16:50
Today, I mostly use a web search to find the documentation I know (e.g. Python libraries), but not by heart. (Yes, I am looking at you, datetime!) That is a time saver, but I could have that documentation locally just as well. Sometimes a StackOverflow answer is helpful, too. But I still know what I am doing, I promise! (2/3)
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@jguillaumes@mastodont.cat 2026-02-22 16:57
@jyrgenn @aachrisg @javerous @drikanis @ludicity did you use LSE? (Language sensitive editor) At that time it looked like magic.