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I think hackers may be more like architects than painters, for example. I've always felt that the character of Howard Roark captures the quintessential hacker
by IsaacSchlueter 18y ago
I think hackers may be more like architects than painters, for example.
I've always felt that the character of Howard Roark captures the quintessential hacker quite well. Not being an architect, I can't comment on how well he represents architects, or how common that overlap might be :)
At least as I interpreted it, your essay doesn't argue for the connection between the activities of hacking and painting as much as between the people who do these things. Devotion to a craft that brings artistic satisfaction attracts a certain sort of person.
- xlnt 18y agoAs much as I admire Howard Roark, could you explain more clearly how we hackers can take credit for him?
- IsaacSchlueter 18y agoHahaha, I'm not sure "we hackers" can take credit for him -- he's Ayn Rand's creation, after all, and she didn't even use a typewriter. Although, on the subject of "Hackers and Blank", her essays on writing always very much echoed my feelings about programming. I collected some illustrative quotes from the book in this blog post: http://foohack.com/?p=32 http://foohack.com/?p=32
- xlnt 18y agoI think you wanted to link http://foohack.com/2007/10/required-reading-for-web-developers-the-fountainhead-by-ayn-rand/ http://foohack.com/2007/10/required-reading-for-web-develope...
- IsaacSchlueter 18y agoSay, well that's odd. My short URLs don't work unless you're signed in. I suspect WP-Supercache is to blame. Thanks for fixing the link. This works: http://foohack.com/index.php?p=32 http://foohack.com/index.php?p=32