"Walter Bright" <newshou...@digitalmars.com> wrote in message news:ig7n8o$1t3...@digitalmars.com... > Max Samukha wrote: >> On 01/06/2011 09:38 PM, Walter Bright wrote: >>> http://www.drdobbs.com/blog/archives/2011/01/patterns_of_bug.html >>> >>> (dedicated to bearophile!) >>> >>> Anyone want to post it on reddit? >> >> Good points. However, computer hardware analogies are a bit outdated. For >> example, USB is prevalent nowadays. You connect a USB keyboard, mouse or >> whatever to a slot, which is closest to you and forget about it. > > Yes, USB is a big improvement. So is SATA. >
IDE's been keyed for a long time too. Wasn't originally, but has been for a long time now.