Someone decided to trash the one part of Windows that was usable? The file system is no longer usable. The registry is not usable. This program listing was one sane place but now it is all crapped up.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Criticism is directed at the usability degradation of core Windows components like the file system and registry.
- In plain terms
- Core parts of Windows like the file system and registry are now unusable.
- What can you take from it?
- Critical system components must remain usable and stable.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you maintain system usability?
- What happens when core tools fail?
Another view
Legacy systems often accumulate usability issues over time.
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