In one of the most entertaining presentations [clip] from OSCON 2004, Paul Graham answers the questions, what motivates great hackers? [clip] What do they need to do their jobs? How do you recognize them? [clip] How do you get them to come and work for you? [clip] And how can you become one?
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Paul Graham | Great Hackers
In one of the most entertaining presentations [clip] from OSCON 2004, Paul Graham answers the questions, what motivates great hackers? [clip] What do they need to do their jobs? How do you recognize them? [clip] How do you get them to come and work for you? [clip] And how can you become one?
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AISFP 139 – Connie Willis and Tobias Buckell — Adventures in SciFi Publishing
The Buckell interview is interesting. He says some new warehouse tax law made for tool companies, discourages publishers from storing the backlist of authors. That’s why mostly new authors (hoping for a big win) and best selling authors are stocked.
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Rob Pike | Public Static Void
If you remember programming in C, you'll remember that it felt like music, or wine, or philosophy. Programming languages back then were laconic; they said all in just a few words. Today's mainstream programming languages, in contrast, are heavy, intricate and verbose. How did we get here and what comes next? Rob Pike, the co-creator of the Go programming language and a Distinguished Engineer at Google, thinks the solution is a language that gives us the best from both worlds.