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I admire Fabrice Bellard. He is almost certainly a...
Fabrice Bellard is the actual greatest programmer that has ever lived.
Carmack's "almost certainly" doesn't look good here.
dude250711
28 days ago
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The actual greatest programmer is the one who gets compensated according to their output.
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What does it have to do with compensation? Creativity for creativity’s sake is also important. Not everyone spends their life chasing dollars.
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No, that's a regular programmer.
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