Policy of transience
Read OriginalSimon Tatham describes his personal computing habits that form a "policy of transience," including turning off persistent shell history, clearing his desktop, using tmpfs for scratch space, and frequently closing his browser. The article explores the philosophy behind intentionally avoiding persistent data and automated cleanup in a developer's workflow, contrasting with common practices of preserving history and state.
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