Startup vet with a coding habit
I’ve been programming for over 20 years now, and from the day I started programming I came across of language wars. Hell, I was even involved in many over my years. That is, during the foolish days of my youth… (like I never get caught in them today!) But lately I’ve noticed them and they …
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I just came across a blog entry that disturbed me entitled Should the hobbyist programmer matter to Microsoft? by Rory Blyth of Neopolean.com. It was not so much the blog entry by Rory that really disturbed me, but the tone of the comments he received (over 100 at the time.) As I started writing this …
Mike Sax mentions my blog today on his blog. However, Mike talks about Component Resellers and, by asking: “How component and tools resellers can re-invent themselves to provide value for developers?” he implies component resellers don’t currently offer value to developers, kind of like the old trick question: “So have you quit beating your wife?” …
Now that I wrote my VBScript.NET post, I’m finding others have also been addressing the issue. Maybe one more voice helps? An open letter to Microsoft by Danny Boyd Why do hobbyists matter? by Paul Vick Save the Hobbyist Programmer by Kathleen Dollard Actually, I previously read Kathleen’s article and it influenced my essay but when …
Thanks Eric for acknowledging my post. Eric, sorry about misusing Mort and Matt. I didn’t see the comments of Peter Torr and your responses until after I wrote my long rambling post (yes I agree, it was long and rambling, intentionally.) Actually, I feel my comments apply both to Matt and Mort. Mort still has …