July 2004

30Jul2004

Hiring "Great Hackers"

By carlfish on

The challenge for hiring great hackers, then, is holding their attention. If your interest is pure research, or if you happen to be moving in the same direction, they'll give you the benefit of that order-of-magnitude productivity advantage. If the great hacker gets distracted by some new shiny thing, you're in trouble.

30Jul2004

Dive Into Python First Impressions

By carlfish on

Unlike most computer books, it is far too light to be used as a weapon, and not thick enough to prop up a monitor effectively. Nevertheless, it is too thick to be used to prop up one leg of a wobbly table.

01Jul2004

Looking Glass: the 5 Minute Impression

By carlfish on

All in all, Looking Glass looks like a good start. It introduces some interesting ideas to the desktop UI, but I don't think I'd want to use it seriously in its current form. Which is fair enough, it's an experiment and not meant for that sort of use yet.