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The theory of relativity is a much bigger contribution to society than TAOUP. The chapter I linked to was just a summary of ideas put forth by others - though
by statictype 7y ago
The theory of relativity is a much bigger contribution to society than TAOUP.
The chapter I linked to was just a summary of ideas put forth by others - though admittedly written well.
My problem with esr is more his arrogance and conceit than politics (which I also find distasteful)
- gdy 7y agoI'd say they are incomparable, but I hope it helped to get my point across :) I've read and liked his book, btw, but I had to ignore all his stupid Windows-bashing where he attributes every bad practice to the Windows world and every good one - to the Unix world.
- statictype 7y agoThis is a good review of the book by Joel Spolsky which also touches on that point: https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2003/12/14/biculturalism/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2003/12/14/biculturalism/