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Can't believe you don't know who the author is my man.
by lawgimenez 8mo ago
Can't believe you don't know who the author is my man.
- datsci_est_2015 8mo agoGenerally don’t pay attention to names unless it’s someone like Torvalds, Stroustrop, or Guido. Maybe this guy needs another decade of notoriety or something.
- jedberg 8mo agoThe author is the founder of Hasicorp. He created Vault and Terraform, among others.
- datsci_est_2015 8mo agoCurious, do you think his name should be as well known as Torvalds, Stroustrup, and Guido, who combined have ~120 years of serious contribution to the way that we write software, and continue to influence? Because that’s the implication that I’m getting from downvotes + this reply. Sure, Terraform is huge no doubt, but it’s no Linux, C++, or Python, yet. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I assume since they’re no longer involved with Hashicorp they’re no longer contributing to Terraform?
- lawgimenez 8mo agoSo, only 3 old dudes. Is that it? What's wrong with looking up to new and upcoming developers.
- distances 8mo agoDifferent folks are interested in different niches. I don't know this author either. I would know many names from other subfields, though. I once went to a meetup where the host introduced the speaker with "he needs no introduction". Well to this day I've no idea who the speaker was. Familiarity really shouldn't be assumed beyond a very, very small handful of people.