According to the link at the top of the post[1], Niekieben appears to be The CS counterpart of the mathematical Nicholas. It has been created by Richard P. Gab

According to the link at the top of the post[1], Niekieben appears to be The CS counterpart of the mathematical Nicholas. It has been created by Richard P. Gabriel, to publish articles created with his team at Lucid. Gabriel wrote the Worse is better[2] essay, and entertained afterwards a self dialog through several published papers, signing the rebuttals "N. Bourbaki". Apparently, Reg used the discussion on his previous essay[3] as the basis of this one, hence the pseudonym. ___ Reginald: I would also like to know if you or a friend of yours have financial interest in the third book you recommend. I don't question the quality of the book. The Amazon commenters state that its insights are based on empirical evidence, and the topics covered are definitely relevant. You've been using your blog as a revenue stream through Amazon affiliate links ever since I discovered it, and I'm glad you do. I don't understand why you don't disclose whether or not you know one of the many authors. ___ 1. http://www.dreamsongs.com/Nickieben.html http://www.dreamsongs.com/Nickieben.html 2. http://www.dreamsongs.com/WorseIsBetter.html http://www.dreamsongs.com/WorseIsBetter.html 3. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2034784 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2034784