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I hate to be that guy. But I don't think this link was meant to be for the general public. Gary Bernhardt, the author of this piece, posted this link to this Tw

I hate to be that guy. But I don't think this link was meant to be for the general public. Gary Bernhardt, the author of this piece, posted this link to this Twitter followers about 2 weeks ago to receive feedback. Remove the hash at the end of the URL, '/97d3ba4c24d21147', and you'll see you'll be redirected to purchase a subscription to Gary's screencasts and articles. So if you are enjoying this article consider purchasing a subscription and supporting more work like this.

frant-hartm 9y ago
Isn't this a freely available promo article? > This article is part of The Programmer's Compendium. > You can get access to the full Programmer's Compendium by subscribing to Destroy All Software.
- RubenSandwich 9y ago
  Good point, I didn't notice that on the bottom. But I think my argument still stands that a link posted to his Twitter followers is a lot different then it posted for all of HN.
  - TeMPOraL 9y ago
    I disagree. Twitter is a broadcast medium. That's unlike e.g. Facebook, when by default you target a specific audience (your Facebook friends).
  - tokenizerrr 9y ago
    With post to his Twitter followers you mean publicly on his timeline?
- ben0x539 9y ago
  I think the idea is that every article is a freely available promo article as it comes out, and then gets relegated to the subscribers-only backlog afterwards.
doty 9y ago
If you are subscribed, the footer of the page reads as follows: You can share this article! This URL can be posted anywhere you like, including in public. Anyone clicking on it can read the article without logging in. The URL is specific to your subscribed account, but no one outside of Destroy All Software can identify your account simply from the URL.
gary_bernhardt 9y ago
No, it's OK for this to be on HN. I'm doing an experiment with the compendium where the individual articles are publicly linkable, but navigating to one from the index requires a subscription.

frant-hartm 9y ago

Isn't this a freely available promo article? > This article is part of The Programmer's Compendium. > You can get access to the full Programmer's Compendium by subscribing to Destroy All Software.

RubenSandwich 9y ago
Good point, I didn't notice that on the bottom. But I think my argument still stands that a link posted to his Twitter followers is a lot different then it posted for all of HN.
- TeMPOraL 9y ago
  I disagree. Twitter is a broadcast medium. That's unlike e.g. Facebook, when by default you target a specific audience (your Facebook friends).
- tokenizerrr 9y ago
  With post to his Twitter followers you mean publicly on his timeline?
ben0x539 9y ago
I think the idea is that every article is a freely available promo article as it comes out, and then gets relegated to the subscribers-only backlog afterwards.

doty 9y ago

If you are subscribed, the footer of the page reads as follows: You can share this article! This URL can be posted anywhere you like, including in public. Anyone clicking on it can read the article without logging in. The URL is specific to your subscribed account, but no one outside of Destroy All Software can identify your account simply from the URL.

gary_bernhardt 9y ago

No, it's OK for this to be on HN. I'm doing an experiment with the compendium where the individual articles are publicly linkable, but navigating to one from the index requires a subscription.