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he moved on.
:( The idea of moving on from programming makes me sad. I suppose for some people it's a job, but to me giving up programming would be like giving up on writing poetry or playing music.
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:( The idea of moving on from programming makes me sad. I suppose for some people it's a job, but to me giving up programming would be like giving up on writing poetry or playing music.
TJ has already produced more open source software (much of it still in use, despite being dated if not maintained by others at this point) than 90% of devs will write in their entire careers (between open and closed source), so I think if anyone has earned it, it's him.
My comment more of a personal comment. Imagine you're an amateur painter, and you enjoy painting. You live in the same era as Michelangelo, and you admire him. But, one day Michelangelo announces he no longer enjoys painting, and decides to become a sailor instead. And, you realize there might be a day you won't enjoy painting either.
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TJ has already produced more open source software (much of it still in use, despite being dated if not maintained by others at this point) than 90% of devs will write in their entire careers (between open and closed source), so I think if anyone has earned it, it's him.
I 100% agree that if TJ wants to retire from programming, he should. Pressuring him to do something he doesn't want to do is wrong. My comment more of a personal comment. Imagine you're an amateur painter, and you enjoy painting. You live in the same era as Michelangelo, and you admire him. But, one day Michelangelo announces he no longer enjoys painting, and decides to become a sailor instead. And, you realize there…
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I 100% agree that if TJ wants to retire from programming, he should. Pressuring him to do something he doesn't want to do is wrong. My comment more of a personal comment. Imagine you're an amateur painter, and you enjoy painting. You live in the same era as Michelangelo, and you admire him. But, one day Michelangelo announces he no longer enjoys painting, and decides to become a sailor instead. And, you realize there…
and there is something to be said about sailors who may or may not have retired from programming of course
I remember the idea being that he wasn't a real person or a group of people. Fun times. Hope you're doing well TJ.
I never believed that rumor. Coders can go through hyper productive phases where they are making something that never existed before -- such as server side routers in JavaScript. We forget that there was a time when JavaScript was just for manipulating the DOM. Hope he's well and getting a good night's rest tonight. I know I should, but here I am typing into hacker news.
And those are just part of his commitments.
Tj's choice of minimalistic design is still a huge inspiration for me, I still enjoy it to this day!
he moved on.
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:( The idea of moving on from programming makes me sad. I suppose for some people it's a job, but to me giving up programming would be like giving up on writing poetry or playing music.
I once upon a time burned out on photography and look where it led me. People change, and we should celebrate it.