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		babypuncher on Nov 2, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Who invented file extensions in file names? APFS wasn't publicly unveiled until 2017, did it really spend more than 7 years in active development before then?

chungy on Nov 2, 2023 [–]

Probably. File systems are hard to make sure to get just right.

ZFS took just about 5 years to mature into a production release. From its inception in 2000 to production release in 2005.

Oracle's btrfs (their attempt at competing with ZFS) began in 2008. Still isn't mature.

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