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bellard is a programming genius and true C hacker. his works are so great but how humble is his website! why doesn't he write blog posts? why he has so little o

by smlckz 6y ago

bellard is a programming genius and true C hacker. his works are so great but how humble is his website! why doesn't he write blog posts? why he has so little online presence? hmm. let us wish him a long and productive life.

jhoechtl 6y ago
He is concentrating on being creative = create = work. Valley startup hipster culture doesn't get this.
mindhash 6y ago
Found this article that seems to talk more about him than his own website. https://smartbear.com/blog/fabrice-bellard-portrait-of-a-super-productive-pro/ https://smartbear.com/blog/fabrice-bellard-portrait-of-a-sup... "Bellard doesn’t appear to promote himself—he politely declined to be interviewed for this profile"
yuribro 6y ago
>> why doesn't he write blog posts? why he has so little online presence? >> bellard is a programming genius and true C hacker. his works are so great ... It's probably related. Obviously it's his and only his decision, but I wonder if him slowing down to share the knowledge and skills could have been more productive in the sense that others could do similar work.
- cvlamp 6y ago
  I wonder if we could regain the level of intellectual maturity of the 19th and 20th century and not criticize those who already give away so much that they are not working hard enough. This is literally Animal Farm / team lead "multiplier" nonsense. And like in Animal Farm, the pigs profit.
- tccfan 6y ago
  He shares the demystified code here: https://bellard.org/otcc/otccn.c https://bellard.org/otcc/otccn.c the TCC documentation sheds further light: https://bellard.org/tcc/tcc-doc.html#devel https://bellard.org/tcc/tcc-doc.html#devel
- kybernetikos 6y ago
  Bellard is famous for starting a number of projects that have since been carried on by others. Looking at his output some time ago, one of the main things that I found inspiring was how much good he did by sharing his work in a form that others could build on it. Complaining that he's done insufficient to bring others on seems really unfair.
DC1350 6y ago
Self promotion is an entirely separate hobby from programming. Most people don't blog about their hobbies.
- Eatcats 6y ago
  I second this

by smlckz 6y ago

jhoechtl 6y ago

He is concentrating on being creative = create = work. Valley startup hipster culture doesn't get this.

mindhash 6y ago

Found this article that seems to talk more about him than his own website. https://smartbear.com/blog/fabrice-bellard-portrait-of-a-super-productive-pro/ https://smartbear.com/blog/fabrice-bellard-portrait-of-a-sup... "Bellard doesn’t appear to promote himself—he politely declined to be interviewed for this profile"

yuribro 6y ago

>> why doesn't he write blog posts? why he has so little online presence? >> bellard is a programming genius and true C hacker. his works are so great ... It's probably related. Obviously it's his and only his decision, but I wonder if him slowing down to share the knowledge and skills could have been more productive in the sense that others could do similar work.

cvlamp 6y ago
I wonder if we could regain the level of intellectual maturity of the 19th and 20th century and not criticize those who already give away so much that they are not working hard enough. This is literally Animal Farm / team lead "multiplier" nonsense. And like in Animal Farm, the pigs profit.
tccfan 6y ago
He shares the demystified code here: https://bellard.org/otcc/otccn.c https://bellard.org/otcc/otccn.c the TCC documentation sheds further light: https://bellard.org/tcc/tcc-doc.html#devel https://bellard.org/tcc/tcc-doc.html#devel
kybernetikos 6y ago
Bellard is famous for starting a number of projects that have since been carried on by others. Looking at his output some time ago, one of the main things that I found inspiring was how much good he did by sharing his work in a form that others could build on it. Complaining that he's done insufficient to bring others on seems really unfair.

DC1350 6y ago

Self promotion is an entirely separate hobby from programming. Most people don't blog about their hobbies.

Eatcats 6y ago
I second this