Monday, April 01, 2002

"As his manager I knew exactly where my input was needed, what he was planning to do, and what he had done. That's what managers want, imho. Clarity, and a sense that the person knows what he's doing and is in synch with the rest of the team." That's a quote from Dave Winer about Brett Simons. This is something I think I will work into my resume. Not that I am Brett Simons, but that I want to work in an environment where these things are essential. You know, something like "Web Developer, in an environment where clarity of communication, and a sense that the person knows what he's doing and is in synch with the rest of the team is essential." 11:09:51 AM     Comments

Andre Durand still believes the hype about open source. The loop has closed on this, they were just theories, that if you said "create this for me for free" that thousands of programmers would show up and magically work together in some kind of utopian way. In fact giving the code away caused programmers to get less user-centered, not more. Why should they pay attention to what you want? It's hard work to make stuff for users. Why should they work so hard when you aren't paying them? Hello Andre. Here's where I think openness fits into the equation, and it has very little to do with whether or not you let other people use your source any way they want to. And while it may seem obvious that giving away code removes the economic incentive, some people insist that a kind of communist magic happens that changes something that hasn't changed. You still need money to pay rent and buy food and put the kids through college. There was a bubble that caused people to believe this kind of babble. The bubble is gone. Some people haven't got the message yet. [Scripting News] 10:55:06 AM     Comments