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> I've always felt this was a singular achievement, one which perfectly captured the spirit of its author, the community he inhabited, and a particular zeitgeis
by lloeki 6y ago
> I've always felt this was a singular achievement, one which perfectly captured the spirit of its author, the community he inhabited, and a particular zeitgeist in programming and on the internet
There’s been a talk earlier this year based on that, by Sunny Ripert: “A poignant look back at "why the lucky stiff's" legacy”
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=njr39cVU7d0&list=PLjyiiigeVQV-rqM4LD2SUbUfxXLuta1yU&index=4 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=njr39cVU7d0&list=PLjyiiigeVQV-...
- thom 6y agoThanks for posting this! I’m aware my curmudgeonly tone set the stage for further grumpy comments but I want to reiterate that I do actually find _why’s guide delightful, I just don’t think other attempts (which it would probably be mean to name) work outside the narrow circumstances of the original.