Programmers => Angry Birds ? new story on Puffington Host
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BillWoodruff wrote:
The industry has backed itself into a corner and can’t even see that the way forward requires thinking outside the box
From my perspective, that is SO true. Marc
Marc Clifton wrote:
BillWoodruff wrote:
... uhhh ... No, Jon Evans wrote that puff-piece, and he quotes Ryan Dahl and Zack Morris. This cusinarted worm on a newly mowed blade of old grass writes, with his dying blood: "the industry has not 'backed itself into a corner:' it was born in a corner, it has never been out of the corner, and it's corners all the way to the future." best, Bill
"Use the word 'cybernetics,' Norbert, because nobody knows what it means. This will always put you at an advantage in arguments." Claude Shannon (Information Theory scientist): letter to Norbert Weiner of M.I.T., circa 1940
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That is SO quotable. Mind if I quote you on my blog? Marc
I'd be honored :-\; feel free, Marc.
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+5 Now ... that ... was an eloquent vivisection ! :) I thought about titling the post "Puffington Host Breaks Wind," but felt it best to be a bit more subtle. I'd rank this commentator right down there with Mary Jo Foley at Ziff-Davis, Andy "look at my latest freebie from Apple" Ihnatko, John Dvorak, Paul Thurrott, and whoever the editor is at CNET. best, Bill
"Use the word 'cybernetics,' Norbert, because nobody knows what it means. This will always put you at an advantage in arguments." Claude Shannon (Information Theory scientist): letter to Norbert Weiner of M.I.T., circa 1940
Oh, I like Mary Jo; primarily because she asked me to explain what some slides meant and freely admitted that they were beyond her understanding. I found that level of candour refreshing.
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I'd be honored :-\; feel free, Marc.
Software Zen:
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all the arguments about how to design and code software, and all the methodologies that come and go, i try to apply them to bridge building ... if they make sense for that then they have *some* merit it is amazing how many of them don't though :)
"mostly watching the human race is like watching dogs watch tv ... they see the pictures move but the meaning escapes them"
Good point. Sorta. Although, I'm not sure if it's entirely applicable, because it's sorta like saying "brain surgery is like bridge building, so the procedures that a brain surgeon would use should be applicable to bridge building otherwise they're crap". But I get the general point, I think.
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