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Six More Tech Cults

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the someone-alert-dawkins dept.

snydeq writes "InfoWorld's Dan Tynan takes a humorous look at six 'sects' of fanatical tech loyalists. 'Fandom, devotion, obsession — certain technologies have a way of inspiring an extremely loyal following. So committed are these devotees, you might as well call them technology cults,' Tynan writes in this update to last year's list, which included fans of the Newton, Commodore, and Ruby on Rails, among other technologies. 'Sometimes these cults are inspired by elegant lines of code. Other times it's dedication to an ideal. Some are looking to transform the way software is made. Others hope to transform humanity itself. And some just want to argue about it all — endlessly and at great length.'"

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  1. Not to be taken seriously by MrHanky · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Apple isn't #1.

    To be fair to the Jobsian cult, though, the most rabid extremists I've ever come across are old-skool SGI admins. Don't even try to suggest putting Linux on ancient SGI hardware; according to sacred lore, it will turn a venerable super computer into a PC. Then they'll send you an angry email as well, just to make sure the point gets across.

  2. Ruby's younger, sleeker sibling? by Teckla · · Score: 5, Insightful

    From the article:

    "Programming language Ruby and its younger, sleeker sibling, Ruby on Rails..."

    LOL

    Such quality investigation and journalism!