I think Guy is being somewhat maligned here. I am not particularly fascinated by his work, the same as others who have posted, but I think we are missing someth

I think Guy is being somewhat maligned here. I am not particularly fascinated by his work, the same as others who have posted, but I think we are missing something. Read The Mythical Man Month by Fred Brooks, one of the truly innovative works on software development. And you know what? Its boring. Its saying the same obvious stuff over and over, who gives a damn? The thing is that what he wrote was brilliant, when he wrote it. Work derives much of its meaning from context. The same point can be made about Rachel Carson and Silent Spring. Its pretty much torturous to read: we have already had these ideas drilled into us. But when they were first written they sparked a global environmental revolution. Is Guy in the same league as Brooks or Carson? No, I don't think its quite fair to say he is, but I do think dismissing him off hand is unnecessarily judgement... which happens to be a big trick for blog articles these days, and seems to be a connecting thread in the articles you write. Perhaps I am now being the one who is unnecessarily judgmental.