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Can we be honest with ourselves and admit that an article with a link to martinfowler.com is much more likely to get to the top of HN and more eyes than a rando
by pm90 8y ago
Can we be honest with ourselves and admit that an article with a link to martinfowler.com is much more likely to get to the top of HN and more eyes than a random blog post on design patterns?
- andrewl 8y agoI think your statement is accurate, but I don't think it requires any special honesty or insight. Fowler has written seven books on software development, spent five years as the editor of the design column for IEEE Software magazine, is the editor of an Addison-Wesley Signature Series of books, and is employed by a very famous software development company. His posts ought to be given more attention than random blog posts. That's not to say they're always correct. They're just more likely to be worth reading.
- james_s_tayler 8y agoYes. Because brand. I discovered awhile ago now that the text isn't what sends the message. Who it's coming from sends a lot of the message.