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"Real Artists Ship" - Steve Jobs. Shipping something demonstrates you're able to do all the required aspects and are not just an armchair philosopher. Previou
by silvestrov 17y ago
"Real Artists Ship" - Steve Jobs.
Shipping something demonstrates you're able to do all the required aspects and are not just an armchair philosopher.
Previous code is the best indicator of future code. The CV is the least usable.
- davidw 17y agoErr... isn't that exactly what antirez is saying? People who write open source software are shipping real, working code that you can go look at to get an idea of how they program.
- jimbokun 17y agoYes, he is agreeing with antirez.
- silvestrov 17y agoYep. I have a friend who is a "writer", ... except that he has never published a book or a novel.
- antirez 17y agoYep it's just a compressed version :) probably even more clear than my longer comment even if three-worded. If you can do, you did.
- jimbokun 17y agoThose 3 words encapsulate the entire "Duct Tape Programmer" debate featuring Joel Spolsky and Jamie Zawinski a few weeks ago. I meant to inject this Jobs quote into the debate at the time, but failed to ship the comment containing the quote.