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> We should look at the whole project [Linux] as a cautionary tale of the kind of leveraged destruction that some programmers of modest ability but extreme conf
by carapace 7y ago
> We should look at the whole project [Linux] as a cautionary tale of the kind of leveraged destruction that some programmers of modest ability but extreme confidence can wreak on our industry.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21168895 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21168895
- mixmastamyk 7y ago(Generalized cliche) There are two kinds of systems, ones that everyone complains about, and ones that no one uses. I'm also reminded of the "expert beginner" series of blog posts about jealously guarded fiefdoms and the folks that dominate them.
- saagarjha 7y agoThe people replying to that comment make a much better argument against the point it was trying to make that it does for it.