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Paul Graham: Hackers and Painters

Posted by michael on from the use-lots-of-gouache dept.

larsberg writes "Another wonderful article from Paul Graham on hackers, their lifestyle, and their tools. It's entitled "Hackers and Painters", and provides a great description of how the great hackers write code. The article is definitely worth a read, especially for those who have an inkling that any field that has to place the word "Science" in its name probably isn't really a science after all."

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  1. Wait... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    So, he's saying Political Science isn't Science?! No wonder everyone looks at me funny when I wear a lab coat around the office...

    1. Re:Wait... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      You've obviously never had to empty the bit bucket.

  2. Re:Is it just me? by akadruid · · Score: 4, Funny

    When you meet someone now who is writing a compiler or hacking a Unix kernel, at least you know they're not just doing it to pick up chicks.
    At least he finished with a well thought out and carefully researched conclusion.
    That changes my perceptions completely

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