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Bell believes Cutler is the only engineer with the confidence to pull off NT as he did. “Almost anyone who would have been good enough to do NT would have insisted on a blank sheet for the spec,” Bell said. “Dave appreciates legacy and compatibility.”

That seems to be what is missing most with modern software development. Everyone thinks they can do it better, and in the end repeats the same mistakes while creating new ones.

parent StillBored 10 years ago

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