Curse Of The Gifted (2000)

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Post by luu » Tue, Feb 11, 2014, 7:42 PM UTC

Curse Of The Gifted (2000)
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Re: Curse Of The Gifted (2000)

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Post by auggierose » Tue, Feb 11, 2014, 8:02 PM UTC

Nice nugget.

Re: Curse Of The Gifted (2000)

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Post by mattgreenrocks » Tue, Feb 11, 2014, 8:05 PM UTC

This should be required reading for any developer, if only to hopefully instill the belief that you will eventually reach a problem that you cannot lean on pure ability alone to solve.

Re: Curse Of The Gifted (2000)

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Post by sp332 » Tue, Feb 11, 2014, 8:10 PM UTC

Soon after this exchange, Linus started using a real source management system (BitKeeper, followed by git) for the kernel.

Re: Curse Of The Gifted (2000)

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Post by neomantra » Tue, Feb 11, 2014, 8:19 PM UTC

sp332 wrote: post #4

Soon after this exchange, Linus started using a real source management system (BitKeeper, followed by git) for the kernel.

BitKeeper, not bitbucket

Re: Curse Of The Gifted (2000)

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Post by beat » Tue, Feb 11, 2014, 8:20 PM UTC

Whoa, flashback. I think I read that on Slashdot back in the day.

Re: Curse Of The Gifted (2000)

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Post by sp332 » Tue, Feb 11, 2014, 8:22 PM UTC

neomantra wrote: post #5

sp332 wrote: post #4

Soon after this exchange, Linus started using a real source management system (BitKeeper, followed by git) for the kernel.

BitKeeper, not bitbucket

d'oh, updated

Re: Curse Of The Gifted (2000)

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Post by redthrowaway » Tue, Feb 11, 2014, 8:24 PM UTC

(2000)

Not that it isn't relevant, but it is 14 years old and the title should probably reflect that.

Re: Curse Of The Gifted (2000)

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Post by chacham15 » Tue, Feb 11, 2014, 8:25 PM UTC

Interestingly enough:

"He who has never failed somewhere, that man cannot be great. Failure is the test of greatness."

-Herman Melville

Re: Curse Of The Gifted (2000)

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Post by GFK_of_xmaspast » Tue, Feb 11, 2014, 8:26 PM UTC

Warning to the unexpecting, this was written by Eric S. Raymond.