[samat]

I love articles on space programs programming, but this one is so condescending to usual computer project/programmers it's not worth reading. It does not mention enourmous amount of resources put into tiny software to get it perfect. As if in the future all the software will be like that.

Facts are all right, but tone and ideas in this article are horrible.

[dmreedy]

I do get a little sad every time I listen to a James Taylor song, and hear the way he can make one guitar sound like six. It doesn't stop me from plucking along on my own.

I've never felt that this article is condescending; in fact, I'd go so far as to say it is, at its heart, aspirational. Look at how great we can be.

[digler999]

this was from 20 years ago. I forgive the author's use of stereotypes. There was a lot of really crappy software back then, and I think he was trying to emphasize the differences in quality and methodology.