Comments on: Joel Spolsky Must Be Stopped http://burtbeckwith.com/blog/?p=34 Burt Beckwith's Java Blog Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:11:31 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kyle Hart http://burtbeckwith.com/blog/?p=34&cpage=1#comment-794 Kyle Hart Sat, 16 Sep 2006 00:57:26 +0000 http://burtbeckwith.com/blog/?p=34#comment-794 Alright already. Damn him for making us and the companies we work for seem idiotic and impotent. Alright already. Damn him for making us and the companies we work for seem idiotic and impotent.

]]> By: Burt http://burtbeckwith.com/blog/?p=34&cpage=1#comment-793 Burt Fri, 15 Sep 2006 15:20:30 +0000 http://burtbeckwith.com/blog/?p=34#comment-793 Perhaps I should switch to LiveJournal with a "mood" annotation for each post, and use lots of emoticons to indicate my level of seriousness (or lack thereof). Solomon (1st comment) got it, so I guess I'll stick with WordPress. Perhaps I should switch to LiveJournal with a “mood” annotation for each post, and use lots of emoticons to indicate my level of seriousness (or lack thereof). Solomon (1st comment) got it, so I guess I’ll stick with WordPress.

]]> By: Kyle Hart http://burtbeckwith.com/blog/?p=34&cpage=1#comment-792 Kyle Hart Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:47:39 +0000 http://burtbeckwith.com/blog/?p=34#comment-792 In defense of the perceived incongruity between panning Rails and describing a lesser project Wasabi, I don't think the comparison makes sense at all. Wasabi is an application-specific pre-compiler. It isn't a true general purpose language and it wasn't designed to be used outside of Fog Creek. As Joel describes, they had multiple platforms to support and rather than have two code bases, they tried something a bit innovative - writing a pre-compiler that addresses a small set of differences in the target languages. And they only needed to do this for methods and features of the target languages that they actually used in their applications. In my mind, this is a brilliant long-term approach to a difficult problem, and I believe Joel's assessment that it was worth the investment (or will eventually be worth it). With regard to hiring, its only because he hires the best that he can pull of something as smart as Wasabi. Kyle In defense of the perceived incongruity between panning Rails and describing a lesser project Wasabi, I don’t think the comparison makes sense at all.

Wasabi is an application-specific pre-compiler. It isn’t a true general purpose language and it wasn’t designed to be used outside of Fog Creek. As Joel describes, they had multiple platforms to support and rather than have two code bases, they tried something a bit innovative – writing a pre-compiler that addresses a small set of differences in the target languages. And they only needed to do this for methods and features of the target languages that they actually used in their applications.

In my mind, this is a brilliant long-term approach to a difficult problem, and I believe Joel’s assessment that it was worth the investment (or will eventually be worth it).

With regard to hiring, its only because he hires the best that he can pull of something as smart as Wasabi.

Kyle

]]> By: Brian http://burtbeckwith.com/blog/?p=34&cpage=1#comment-797 Brian Thu, 14 Sep 2006 17:28:34 +0000 http://burtbeckwith.com/blog/?p=34#comment-797 Sarcam? Really? I think there are a lot of people that want this guy hit by a bus. Sarcam? Really? I think there are a lot of people that want this guy hit by a bus.

]]> By: Burt http://burtbeckwith.com/blog/?p=34&cpage=1#comment-796 Burt Thu, 14 Sep 2006 15:47:56 +0000 http://burtbeckwith.com/blog/?p=34#comment-796 Um, Chris, this was sarcasm. Um, Chris, this was sarcasm.

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