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There is an entire graveyward of browsers, almost all that didn't die are now forgotten.
by zorked 3mo ago
There is an entire graveyward of browsers, almost all that didn't die are now forgotten.
- paulcole 3mo agoIf any were built by teenagers, I’d imagine those teenagers ended up with pretty good careers in technology?
- paulryanrogers 3mo agoFor every wunderkind that has a long career there's also plenty who are overlooked or peak early.
- spolitry 3mo agoCitation desperately needed.
- paulcole 3mo agoSource: Sour Grapes
- paulryanrogers 3mo agoKen Silverman
- paulcole 3mo agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Silverman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Silverman Is this the guy you’re talking about?
- endemic 3mo agoI think he's doing fine? Sure, he got out of the video game industry, but that's for young people to burn themselves out.
- paulryanrogers 3mo agoI don't mean he's destitute. Just that he's no longer exceptional, which is fine.
- paulcole 3mo agoBut you were trying to refute my point of: > I’d imagine those teenagers ended up with pretty good careers in technology? The guy you mentioned doesn't seem to have ended up with a bad career in technology?
- paulryanrogers 3mo agoThanks for clarifying. I read it as exceptional careers
- fifilura 3mo agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias
- sampullman 3mo agoI think the point isn't that you'll necessarily build a great browser (or LLM), but the experience will benefit you in other ways.
- antupis 3mo agoYup like you go far enought you will pick lots of transferable skills like data cleaning in the case of LLM, DOM parsing case of web browser or welding case of rocket.
- serbuvlad 3mo agoSure, but I'm sure most of their lead devs are well paid now. In general C++ work and similar, if not in Chrome development.