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It's funny how mainstream media still associate working for IBM as being a "wunderkind programmer". Not really my experience at all I must say... But then the p
by song 11y ago
It's funny how mainstream media still associate working for IBM as being a "wunderkind programmer". Not really my experience at all I must say... But then the prevailing wisdom of "no-one ever gets fired for buying ibm" still rings true in a lot of places I guess..
- imron 11y agoIf you look at some of his design and implementation talks on Braid, then it's quite clear that if not a "wunderkind programmer" he's still clearly very talented in this regard.
- SolarNet 11y agoHis dev blog on The Witness also has some technical articles by him that show he's quite capable. It is a custom engine after all, architected mostly by him, with a few other programmers. For example: http://the-witness.net/news/2011/12/engine-tech-concurrent-world-editing/ http://the-witness.net/news/2011/12/engine-tech-concurrent-w...
- mercer 11y agoI love the image this article paints of his approach to programming. Somewhat (quite?) unorthodox, but from what I can tell ultimately very pragmatic.
- song 11y agoOh I'm not saying that Jonathan Blow is or is not a talented developer... I don't know that, haven't listened to his talks so I reserve my judgement. I'm just commenting on the fact that Medias still see working for IBM as being a sign of talent when I don't think that's necessarily the case. I find it interesting that the perception of big corporation like IBM continue to influence the way people see employees associated with those corporations.