Not the OP, but something a bit more open ended and allowing interesting answers (IMHO): - If you had to design a programming language, what would be some of t

Not the OP, but something a bit more open ended and allowing interesting answers (IMHO): - If you had to design a programming language, what would be some of the decisions you would make? - (Since he lists things such woodworking, fiction writing, etc.) How has programming influenced your life? - If you had to write another book, what would it be on? - What do you think about the general state of interviews (programming related positions) in the industry? -- Other non-question comment: - UX/Usability/Readability, layout, font selection of you website is really poor. Please make it easier for the readers (e.g. https://blog.ycombinator.com/chris-slowe-interview https://blog.ycombinator.com/chris-slowe-interview)