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Yes! The tools are a means to an end. The goal isn't to impress other developers with advanced knowledge of design patterns. The goal is to impress users. If yo
by cmbaus 13y ago
Yes! The tools are a means to an end. The goal isn't to impress other developers with advanced knowledge of design patterns. The goal is to impress users. If your products impress users (which Instapaper and Tumblr certainly have) I think that makes you a damn good programmer.
- readme 13y agoI disagree. It's completely possible to impress users while simultaneously writing code that is abhorrent. It makes you a good "UX guy" I suppose, but not a good programmer.