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There is an entire graveyward of browsers, almost all that didn't die are now forgotten.
by zorked 24d ago
There is an entire graveyward of browsers, almost all that didn't die are now forgotten.
- paulcole 24d agoIf any were built by teenagers, I’d imagine those teenagers ended up with pretty good careers in technology?
- paulryanrogers 24d agoFor every wunderkind that has a long career there's also plenty who are overlooked or peak early.
- spolitry 24d agoCitation desperately needed.
- paulcole 24d agoSource: Sour Grapes
- paulryanrogers 24d agoKen Silverman
- paulcole 24d agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Silverman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Silverman Is this the guy you’re talking about?
- endemic 24d agoI think he's doing fine? Sure, he got out of the video game industry, but that's for young people to burn themselves out.
- paulryanrogers 23d agoI don't mean he's destitute. Just that he's no longer exceptional, which is fine.
- paulcole 23d agoBut you were trying to refute my point of: > I’d imagine those teenagers ended up with pretty good careers in technology? The guy you mentioned doesn't seem to have ended up with a bad career in technology?
- paulryanrogers 23d agoThanks for clarifying. I read it as exceptional careers
- fifilura 24d agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias
- sampullman 24d agoI think the point isn't that you'll necessarily build a great browser (or LLM), but the experience will benefit you in other ways.
- antupis 24d agoYup like you go far enought you will pick lots of transferable skills like data cleaning in the case of LLM, DOM parsing case of web browser or welding case of rocket.
- serbuvlad 24d agoSure, but I'm sure most of their lead devs are well paid now. In general C++ work and similar, if not in Chrome development.