Hoffenheimer

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   by Hoffenheimer 13y ago

   I just finished reading Daily Rituals. It's a book about the work habits of famous writers, composers, artists, architects, and the like. One thing that caught my attention was how a lot of people we think of as great/prolific onl
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   by Hoffenheimer 13y ago

   I don't see how you can just dismiss dhh's story and then come up with a drab story of a workaholic chasing ambition as a "far better example". I have way more empathy for the 'first world rich boy' than your f
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   by Hoffenheimer 13y ago

   You don't actually mention anything that's wrong with any of the libraries. Most of them seem well written. So why would the web need a fresh start?
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   by Hoffenheimer 13y ago

   I get your point, I really do. It's a decent argument, but if that's his gasoline, let him use it. Motivation is a hard thing to come by and his story just illustrates how hard it can be to focus and build something when dealing with emotio
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   by Hoffenheimer 13y ago

   Different languages are good at different things. Some are good for pattern matching, others are great for describing algorithms, others are fit well into a specific OS ecosystem, others are good at manipulating specific data structures (su