Because sometimes, assertions seem to be so absurd, that they require clarification. If someone said, I would NEVER program in Ruby, because Hash Rockets, I would ask the same question.
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The main argument is that "outing" people in a collective way, as though they are 'sex offenders'( per the text ) is absurd and offensive.
NOT that PHP is a good alternative; Only different perspectives on the same issues.
Hopefully they don't have a lot of overhead beyond eating.
Mission is another neighborhood which is pretty much a shit-hole, but IS a cool place. There are lots of great places to eat and drink and there are festivals, parties and parades most every night.
Usually when you hear about someone being shot, it's either in Oakland or the Mission.
He's basically saying that if you have 10 files and 2 developers the chances of collision (or merging issues) is small, but having 20 developers working from 10 files makes things more sticky.
To some degree, he's not incorrect, in that over time, you'll spend more time managing the merging and conflict process than you will writing code.
Obviously, there are modern tools that will help alleviate this problem, but the deeper you go, the worse it is. This was the reason that "old" VCS had exclusive locks.
Given your original parameters, my point still stands. If you're looking for a laptop "replacement" then obviously a "laptop" is going to fulfill that need.