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This was great to read. I had never heard of Philip Hazel until today. Although I appreciate the work that he's done in maintaining PCRE, I hope that I am never
by zexbha 2y ago
This was great to read. I had never heard of Philip Hazel until today. Although I appreciate the work that he's done in maintaining PCRE, I hope that I am never in the position where I am still working on a project at that age.
- neilv 2y agoWhat would you be doing instead at 80, if not working on a project?
- SapporoChris 2y agoDepends
- ChrisMarshallNY 2y agoI had never heard of him, but can completely relate. I plan to pop my clogs at the keyboard. The coroner is gonna have to rub "YTЯƎWϘ" off my cheek.
- JeremyNT 2y ago> I hope that I am never in the position where I am still working on a project at that age. "Hijacked" - used in the title here but not in any of the actual quotes - implies that Phillip is some sort of captive of his projects' success, but I'm not sure that's true. After all, he stepped away from Exim (an incredibly notable project) many years ago, so it's not as if he is incapable of walking away when the time is right. So, presumably, he has only worked so long on these projects because he finds meaning and/or enjoyment from doing so. I can only hope if/when I reach the age of 80 I'll have something meaningful like this I could contribute to!
- jzb 2y agoI borrowed the title from a talk he did in 1999, but didn't find a way (mea culpa) to work that naturally into the story. I do believe that, yes, he has enjoyed the work and "hijack" is employed tongue-in-cheek.
- jxramos 2y agoYah I kept searching for a highjack connection thinking he got hit by malware or something like that. Never found it so I think you’re right.