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Today feels much less like a devlog and much more like a blog.

I want to share an idea that I value. I value timeless code -- timeless systems.

What does that look like? It means developing your system in a simple and mature programming language. In my opinion, the Python and C programming languages meet these requirements.

The most important requirement is to use a simple programming language. The simpler the language, the closer it is to the "source of truth" -- timeless fact. In the world of programming, timeless fact is something like: programming means to write a sequence of operations, to chunk sequences into reusable procedures, to write operations that fork based on runtime data between different operation sequences, etc.

The second requirement, maturity, just means that many people have agreed to use this language. Agreement is important, otherwise you can have little expectation that your language will be supported by future hardware platforms.

I've had the privilege of developing a personal tool which, in being written in C, has stood the test of time as I decide to use the tool in different ways. Namely, I have developed multiple user interfaces to the tool: HTML/CSS interface, Android app, and a cli. The "core" of the tool is written in C and has barely changed since I wrote it in just a single day. The "glue" -- the user interface -- is variable over time.

I really value writing the application core in a language that supports a very broad deployment strategy. Imagine having to rewrite the application core, just because of a language A vs. language B problem!