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Keep in mind that hobbyists sometimes spend as much, or more, time than professionals at a given craft. I've known people with incredible skill at specific tra
by bovermyer 6y ago
Keep in mind that hobbyists sometimes spend as much, or more, time than professionals at a given craft.
I've known people with incredible skill at specific trades, but they had something completely different as their day job.
- boogies 6y agoSo true. Microsoft Encarta was never going to out-compete Wikipedia. And Windows Shell is never going to rip out bloat as ruthlessly as dwm, or lay it on as thickly as Compiz, or be as customizable as anything other than GNOME 3+.
- svachalek 6y agoGood point. Einstein is probably the most famous example of this, doing his early work while working in a patent office. Gene Wolfe (Wikipedia: "He was often considered to be not only one of the greatest science fiction authors, but one of the best American writers regardless of genre.") is another, he wrote most of his famous works while working a day job as an engineer and editor.