This post on Great Hackers is a good read for every programmer lhttp://www.paulgraham.com/gh.html

Thanks a lot for your kind words Coeyman :) . Glad that you liked the article.

I think it depends on individual preferences. I don't have any problems with slides. In fact i loved all your slides. It has actually inspired me to make my own slides. Its a good break from reading regular blog posts.

I think its nice of you to make a pdf available as well. This way everyone should be happy.

C still remains my favorite programming language. Though compared to modern languages it has fallen way behind, still nothing beats the simplicity of C.

With less theory to learn compared to other languages, the power of C lies in the implementation only. Just few simple ayntaxes combined with terrific logic can make some really powerful applications.

Also, maybe little bit nostalgic here, but it feels good to return to C every now and then just to make some highly logical program and challenge the logical side of my brain.

Completely agree with the author. I have signed the Gentleman's Agreement. Have you? :)

I wasn't meant to be something you sign, but that smells like an idea in its incubation period ... a website where you could go & sign the "Gentleman's agreement". Hmmm ...

Would be great to have such a website ;)

Loved this article. 100 % agree with the point that the technology doesn't matter, what matters is what you do with it. Simple and evergreen advice :)

My experience with HN has been much better than with Reddit. In reddit, even good posts get down ratings a lot of time.

The one thing i like about hacker news is your posts still have 1 point minimum even if others dont like it, whereas in reddit you fall down to 0 points which makes you feel discouraging sometimes.

A lot of downvotes on reddit are actually inserted by the system, accompanied by the same number of upvotes to balance them out. This is supposed to be some sort of anti-spam anti-troll measure, though I'm not sure how that even works.

Anyway, the upshot is that you never know the true number of downvotes you got. This can be discouraging for people who don't know about computer-generated phantom votes.

What bugs me more is that the numbers jump all over the place if you refresh the page. Even the number of comments seems out of sync.

That CAP gets so much in the way is irritating. Its like stackoverflow used to be a while ago.

You can make big sites that don't have such laggy BASE. I guess not with the reddit infrastructure perhaps.

Even i find working at night very convenient. There is no one to distract you and also you get so many ideas when you think in complete silence. Some people work best in the morning , some at night . Guess everyone have their own way of working.

Nice article. Its true every developer knows the weakness about his product and when other users use his product he just hopes that they don't catch those weak points of his product. But still a product maker should always love and admire his product. If we won't love the things that we make how can we expect others to love it. Sorry, but I won't be the one who thinks his product is shit.

Interesting post. To develop a product in total secrecy for someone the size of apple, is really a remarkable feat. Also like their focus on design first. Thats what separate their products from others.