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[-] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 40 points 2 weeks ago

It's weird how MS's putting developers first became a joke. Back in the 80's, companies like HP and IBM had open warehouses with coders at desks lined up like factory workers. MS was the first big company to give a private office to every programmer.

[-] MurrayL@lemmy.world 59 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The approach isn’t what became a joke, it was the absolutely unhinged way in which it was presented in that famous Ballmer stage appearance.

[-] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

Oh sure, it was crazy. But the sentiment behind it was good. It's like how Howard Dean got dunked on for his scream.

[-] pycorax@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

I'd take that any day over the unhinged AI focus from all these companies now or Google's awful documentation from the past few years.

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