Erik Engheim
Feb 26, 2021

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Thanks Saksham, that is nice to hear! Did you ever read Paul Grahams original piece about Hackers and Painters?

I was not sure how well known this esstay was. Honestly I don't recall it that well anymore. I just reacted to the negativity around using analogies.

It may be true that it seems pompous of a hacker to liken himself to a great painter, but I also don't think the analogy is broken.

My wife is a knitter and a historian, so analogies is something I often have to come up with to try to explain my work. I love analogies ;-)

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Erik Engheim
Erik Engheim

Written by Erik Engheim

Geek dad, living in Oslo, Norway with passion for UX, Julia programming, science, teaching, reading and writing.

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