[WinLychee]

Never forget https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863

> 1. For a Linux user, you can already build such a system yourself quite trivially by getting an FTP account, mounting it locally with curlftpfs, and then using SVN or CVS on the mounted filesystem. From Windows or Mac, this FTP account could be accessed through built-in software.

That said, right now the industry is going through some turmoil. We're coming off the high of low interest rates, and it's turning into a mighty hangover. Plus, we're trying to automate ourselves away with AI, and (working in) tech just isn't fun with Scrum/Agile/Meetings/Sprints/Bluh.

[dang]

That comment has been unfairly misinterpreted and did not deserve to turn into a meme of dismissal. BrandonM was sincerely trying to help Drew with his YC application (that's what "app" meant on HN in 2007), and if you read the rest you can see that they had quite a nice exchange.

It's a hobbyhorse but I'm on a mission about this:

https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...

[WinLychee]

That's helpful context, thanks. Unfortunately I cannot edit my original comment, but good to know.