I 98% agree. Only thing I’m not sure about is if third copy/paste is always a bad thing. There are things like configuration and templates where independency is more important than DRY. Sometimes you do those through code.

This whole writing seems to assume that productivity is a feature of an individual and not a feature of a team. That’s a wrong assumption. The fairest way to pay is same salary for the whole team.

This writing is also PR for some individual company.

And this writing is three years old, written before the current economic slump. Nowadays the market is not so busy, at least not where I live in.

Damn! Last winter I heard somewhere Screen was died and I thought I should finally learn tmux. It seems Screen is still alive, after all! Great news.

Do they have some preference what GUI toolkit apps should use? GTK or Qt?

Your portfolio showcases an impressive breadth of skills and interests, from Unix-like photo management systems to HTML5 ports of classic games. It’s clear you have a passion for learning and experimenting with different technologies, which is something to be incredibly proud of.

Hmm, I don’t remember making any HTML5 ports of classic games but ok