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I didn't finish it. I browsed the author's website a little. He seems grossly arrogant.

• unexpected 18y ago
  I found it hilarious that he had to mention the fact that he had a "baseline of 12 languages" twice.
• thomasmallen 18y ago
  import humility
• j2d2 18y ago
  First experience with ESR? Check out the cathedral and the bazaar. http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/ http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral...
  • jrockway 18y ago
    That's crap. Check out his sex tips for geeks! http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/sextips/ http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/sextips/
    • ptn 18y ago
      The Cathy lady he asks for opinions is his wife. Not totally unbiased, then.
      • jrockway 18y ago
        Not to mention that one person's opinion is not data. The best way to find out what your partner wants is either to ask or experiment. Much better than listening to ESR. :)
• ptn 18y ago
  At least he praises every good work, not just his. He is quick to praise PG (check out his Software page, he implemented a filter) and anybody else who has done something cool...including himself.
• scott_s 18y ago
  I thought so too, then I checked who the author was, and realized I had already read a book of his: http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/taoup/ http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/taoup/ When I read the book, his personality some times bothered me, but the book had enough insight that it was worth my time. I felt the same with this essay.