[ushakov]

reminds me of the homebrew situation

> Google: 90% of our engineers use the software you wrote (Homebrew), but you can’t invert a binary tree on a whiteboard so fuck off.

https://twitter.com/mxcl/status/608682016205344768

[shaftway]

More info: https://qr.ae/pGmK8A

My personal favorite quote from it:

> I am often a dick, I am often difficult, I often don’t know computer science, but. BUT. I make really good things, maybe they aren't perfect, but people really like them. Surely, surely Google could have used that.

[aynyc]

I get his frustration, but why would I want to work with someone who openly admit that he's a dick and proud of it? Linus is an example, as great as he is, why would I work with/for him unless I'm desperately need him?

[antisthenes]

Because you can exploit them to write great things without really giving them a platform for being a dick.

A good manager will isolate an asshole from the rest of the team, but still capture the value they produce.

[jgwil2]

I agree. If I'm honest his writing style makes him seem like he has a somewhat abrasive personality and I do wonder if that might be a factor as well.

[spoils19]

I don't recall him saying he's proud that he's a dick. I read that quote as that he's introspective enough to recognize it.

[aerojoe23]

Everyone else is a dick and just can't accept it.