[Shootout-list] preserving historical data

[Brandon J. Van Every]

Bengt Kleberg wrote:
> Brandon J. Van Every wrote:
> ...deleted
>
> > I've been avoiding the word, but I will invoke the principle of
> > Curiosity.  You're not even vaguely curious how language
> > technology is changing over time?
>
>
> curiosity would be best served by a live test with several
> versions of the same languages available in the shootout.

Why do you assume old software on old machines *WILL WORK NOW ON NEW
MACHINES?*

Somebody did the work.  Leave it alone.  Don't throw it away.

> i think that if we want to have comparable data in the
> archive that data
> needs close to the same amount of maintainance as a live test.
> this is just an opinion.

I disagree, because every old thing in the PC industry breaks.


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Brandon Van Every           Seattle, WA

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