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I must admit, I read this and failed to find any profound, deep way that these coders are different. Seems like they just worked hard.
by urthor 3y ago
I must admit, I read this and failed to find any profound, deep way that these coders are different.
Seems like they just worked hard.
- faiD9Eet 3y ago> I must admit, I read this and failed to find any profound, deep way that these coders are different. I have come to the same conclusion. > Seems like they just worked hard. I would like to draw another conclusion. Fitzgerald operated live journal from his bedroom as a teenager - so he was at the brink of new technology. Same effect that gave rise to Bill Gates. There are probably more effects at play, like working for a company that does not waste your time doing bullshit tasks and having a mentor to get you started. Even a like minded individual will increase your chances to overcome obstacles.
- electrondood 3y agoI read it as a collection of stories from on the job.
- neves 3y agoThey all debug using printf and hard thinking. No fancy tools. I like to play with tools, but they showed me that they really that important.
- 082349872349872 3y agothey just worked hard (which many people do) — on things that mattered (which many people don't)