There are files in this repository that were last touched 32 years ago. Any reason to be posting it now?
Not that it necessarily applies here, but as a heuristic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect
Interesting point. My understanding of Mercury is that it is hard carried by Zoltan so it has a bus factor of 1.
Why is that relevant or noteworthy? There are files that were updated recently too.
Why the aggression? This language while cool has existed for decades and never taken off. I just wanted a reason to believe it relevant so I could have an excuse to take another look.
Why do you think "oldest untouched file" is a good metric for relevance? Do you know what is the oldest untouched file in gcc or Python?
Not that it necessarily applies here, but as a heuristic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect
Interesting point. My understanding of Mercury is that it is hard carried by Zoltan so it has a bus factor of 1.
Why is that relevant or noteworthy? There are files that were updated recently too.
Why the aggression? This language while cool has existed for decades and never taken off. I just wanted a reason to believe it relevant so I could have an excuse to take another look.
Why do you think "oldest untouched file" is a good metric for relevance? Do you know what is the oldest untouched file in gcc or Python?