Larry Wall's “Three Virtues of a Programmer” Are Utter Bullshit

by eaguyhnon 3/23/2020, 11:53 AMwith 1 comments

by worikon 3/23/2020, 8:37 PM

"I propose, instead of this jackassery, three actual virtues: Hard Work, Patience, and Humility. How much better would it be to work with people who embraced and embodied these qualities? How great would it be to make “no assholes” a universal policy? How great would it be, if our industry was actively welcoming instead of actively exclusionary?"

Absolutely. "No assholes" would hollow out a lot of unattractive workplaces faster than Covid-19