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You're (aggressively?) missing the point. If you're doing research, pushing the envelop, then by all means have a go! If, however, you're writing stuff to sel
by jleyank 18y ago
You're (aggressively?) missing the point. If you're doing research, pushing the envelop, then by all means have a go! If, however, you're writing stuff to sell, that people will depend on, then do it well. Calling somebody a professional != calling them an engineer. Slowhand's certainly a professional guitar player, and I think there's general agreement he's not an engineer...
When Linus did his groundbreaking work, that was pure creativity. Redhat, however, better be a little more grounded.
- swombat 18y agoSo then we arrive at exactly the point that the article made: you need both. You need the "artists", i.e. the extraordinary, unprofessional people who do something crazy that no professional would ever attempt, and come up with something that pushes the envelope in new and unexpected ways. And you need the "engineers", the professionals who will convert that (or other things) into something steady, reliable, rock-solid. I don't think that your rephrasing helped, personally. It made a point which was in agreement with the article look like it was a disagreement.