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In what universe does this drivel merit a single upvote, much less 9? 1) HN is not a product development group, it's a message-board. In the same way that the

by mahmud 16y ago

In what universe does this drivel merit a single upvote, much less 9? 1) HN is not a product development group, it's a message-board. In the same way that the community bulletin-board at the grocery store is not a think-tank for the "Big Agro", "Mainstream Media", or the "Military Industrial Complex". 2) Port everything to Arc? Riiiight, because the raison d'être of YCombinator is to further PG's closet lambda cause and preach the merits of his pet Lisp dialect.

mgummelt 16y ago
1) I think he meant YC, in which case this new deal makes the metaphor exaggerated, but fairly appropriate. 2) That was a joke. Though I definitely would have rather coded in Arc than PHP when I was at Facebook.
- mahmud 16y ago
  Nevertheless, I think big news like these deserve a little more thought, and facts, before jumping to jokes and snide remarks. There is a reason I am not at Slashdot.
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dman 16y ago
1) I did mean YC. Sorry about the initial mistake. YC companies seem to do a great job of turning ideas into products. I guess it happens because there is no corporate redtape, infinite market sizing, or corporate apathy in a YC startup that exists in larger companies. I believe YC is much more efficient at turning ideas into products than large companies. Which is why I feel that YC can act as the fast throughway where the best and the brightest from google/ facebook etc depart temporarily for a year or two and return to the fold with a successful product. Large companies have a lot of policies meant to push the average employee up which end up holding their best employees back. Working in an autonomous setting within YC or another group would allow the best and the brightest from the larger companies to create products quickly. All this being said - my comment was definitely armchair analysis - I am not related to either the large companies or to YC. 2) Porting to Arc was meant to be a joke. PS: You need to chill out.

by mahmud 16y ago

mgummelt 16y ago

1) I think he meant YC, in which case this new deal makes the metaphor exaggerated, but fairly appropriate. 2) That was a joke. Though I definitely would have rather coded in Arc than PHP when I was at Facebook.

mahmud 16y ago
Nevertheless, I think big news like these deserve a little more thought, and facts, before jumping to jokes and snide remarks. There is a reason I am not at Slashdot.

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dman 16y ago

1) I did mean YC. Sorry about the initial mistake. YC companies seem to do a great job of turning ideas into products. I guess it happens because there is no corporate redtape, infinite market sizing, or corporate apathy in a YC startup that exists in larger companies. I believe YC is much more efficient at turning ideas into products than large companies. Which is why I feel that YC can act as the fast throughway where the best and the brightest from google/ facebook etc depart temporarily for a year or two and return to the fold with a successful product. Large companies have a lot of policies meant to push the average employee up which end up holding their best employees back. Working in an autonomous setting within YC or another group would allow the best and the brightest from the larger companies to create products quickly. All this being said - my comment was definitely armchair analysis - I am not related to either the large companies or to YC. 2) Porting to Arc was meant to be a joke. PS: You need to chill out.