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Sorry, I misunderstood then (probably because my comment got negative karma at the same time). To clarify: I don't think anything written more than a couple yea
by Udo 16y ago
Sorry, I misunderstood then (probably because my comment got negative karma at the same time). To clarify: I don't think anything written more than a couple years ago is obsolete. But I do feel that this particular article by Joel already caused maximum havoc and people have moved on from it for a good reason. Otherwise I agree with you as well :-)
- silentbicycle 16y agoMy comment was nothing personal about you, but about the industry at large. While I've been programming since I was a kid, my academic background is in history - Viewing the industry through that lens reinforces how it's collectively in an early phase where people still fall to their deaths trying to fly with wings made of wax and feathers. There have been plenty of people with real breakthroughs, but the average programmer probably hasn't even heard of them. I mean, their work is already obsolete, right? See also: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1743145 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1743145