Why has a website like I ask you; why has Etsy gotten so much attention lately?
Has the definition of a programmer evolved into a graphic artist on steroids?
Why aren't the programmers out here trying to solve real problems?
See http://www.etsy.com/ vs http://www.psc.edu/
You pick where you want to be.
PS Stop reading Paul Graham essays, now that he has a kid his time is going to be marginalized to some extent.His writings may grow even more lukewarm than they have in the past year or two.
A short synopsis of what PG has to say.
Ronin Samurai + Programming + Learning + Writing Lisp + Knowing your friends and enemies better than they know themself.
Please uninstall your browser now.
Go solve a problem.
Less Talk More Code: Since when are programmers hippiesters with a keyboard?
psc.edu