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"Software Repositories" are Libraries, and "Libraries" are Books (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/programming@programming.dev
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Today's software tools have weird names. We call a "library" some collection of functions that you can use in your program.

I think that software repositories (where apt downloads your programs from) should be the actual libraries, since that's where you go to get your information; Meanwhile individual packages of information should be called books because they are one solid object containing a bundle of information.

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[–] 8 points 9 months ago*

A repository is where something is stored, and if it is usable it is a library.

  • A repository of books that can be read is a book library.
  • A repository of code that can be imported is a code library.
  • A repository of music that can be played is a music library.
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