As someone who has been in Internet, e-commerce and the all around development of the web almost since its inception, this article makes me feel very, very old.
As someone who has been in Internet, e-commerce and the all around development of the web almost since its inception, this article makes me feel very, very old.
you know what eich also did?
he funded/staffed/managed/supported another language into life
the language that’s going to save computing for humanity
RUST
redemption arc complete
Well he’s also got some disagreeable political opinions, so I dunno about redemption.
The success of Rust can be laid at the feet of many people, but critically Graydon Hoare — He wrote an article a couple years ago about his stewardship, and it’s been something I go back to frequently. Just reading you get a sense of the immense intelligence, maturity, and sensitivity he possess, and imbued the project with.
https://graydon2.dreamwidth.org/307291.html
Yeah, and Eich is the a***e behind brave…