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   gcalliet to All   
   Re: computer science and the stone age   
   14 Feb 26 23:02:55   
   
   From: gerard.calliet@pia-sofer.fr   
      
   Le 13/02/2026 à 22:50, Lawrence D’Oliveiro a écrit :   
   > On Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:58:09 +0100, gcalliet wrote:   
   >   
   >> https://www.growkudos.com/publications/10.1145%25252F3784987.3784994/reader   
   >   
   >      How is it that "spatial" portability (between various OS or   
   >      hardware platforms) is taken for granted, while "temporal"   
   >      portability is forgotten?   
   >   
   > Four words: technical debt.   
   Indeed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_debt   
      
   Two dates: technical debt: 1992 ; today : 2026   
      
   (same world?)   
      
   Gérard Calliet   
      
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