There are lots of topics in programming languages, IT infrastructure, and system design that turn out to be all about persistence vs. being ephemeral. I don’t believe people realize it, but “being ephemeral” is the core question and the standard answer should be? 42. Which given it is >0 is ‘Yes’. So “Be Ephemeral” unless you can’t possibly be ephemeral.
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Being Ephemeral
Posted by Mark on August 28, 2008
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