Steve Yegge personal blog
Portrait of a N00b
Well, the typing issue is a thorny one. I think as a general rule, the reddit types are too eager to denounce it immediately and tell us all that Ruby is the answer, or whatever it is this week, and the Java purists and academics make the opposite argument. Coming from someone from a dynamic background, I didn't use a…
- Points
- 124
- HN comments
- 138
- Submissions
- 3
- Cited by
- 10 commenters
Career & ManagementLife, Learning & Writing2011
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2011 | Portrait of a N00b by nyellin | 124 | 67 |
| Dec 22, 2009 | Portrait of a Noob by ptn | 77 | 41 |
| Feb 11, 2008 | Portrait of a N00b by elq | 63 | 30 |
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