From: Michael Shigorin <mike@osdn.org.ua> To: smoke-room@lists.altlinux.org Subject: [room] The Graphing Calculator Story Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 16:25:43 +0200 Message-ID: <20080303142543.GH18292@osdn.org.ua> (raw) Здравствуйте. Не могу не поделиться ссылкой: http://www.pacifict.com/Story/ Выдержки: --- We looked at each other, took a deep breath, and launched the application. The monitor burst into flames. We calmly carried it outside to avoid setting off smoke detectors, plugged in another monitor, and tried again. The software hadn't caused the fire; the monitor had just chosen that moment to malfunction. --- It is a cliche in our business that the first 90 percent of the work is easy, the second 90 percent wears you down, and the last 90 percent - the attention to detail - makes a good product. --- The secret to programming is not intelligence, though of course that helps. It is not hard work or experience, though they help, too. The secret to programming is having smart friends. --- I view the events as an experiment in subverting power structures. I had none of the traditional power over others that is inherent to the structure of corporations and bureaucracies. I had neither budget nor headcount. I answered to no one, and no one had to do anything I asked. Dozens of people collaborated spontaneously, motivated by loyalty, friendship, or the love of craftsmanship. We were hackers, creating something for the sheer joy of making it work. --- PS: жаль, что для Linux версия так и не появилась... -- ---- WBR, Michael Shigorin <mike@altlinux.ru> ------ Linux.Kiev http://www.linux.kiev.ua/
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