rpm experiences [was: Backing up whole system]

[Gene Heskett]

On Sunday 10 May 2009, Robert L Cochran wrote:
>I entirely agree with Rahul. There are many more tools and choices out
>there now compared to when I started programming in 1981. Back then it
>was just assembler, COBOL, and CICS and a bit of database stuff (also
>IBM style.) Now the list goes on and on. In modern development, you have
>to take into account the many security concerns and the ability to
>rapidly distribute code over the Internet. You can release this morning
>and have hundreds to tens of thousands of users tonight. That is
>changing the entire face of applications development as one's user base
>finds bugs rapidly (and sometimes these are show stoppers) and one's
>code is actively attacked by malware. So approaches to software
>development become ever more complex. They have to be.
>
>Bob

Gotcha beat a couple of years on the start date, but that is beside the point, 
if there is a truth of this stuff, the above is it.

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