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By: WinExtra » Dave - you are a pompous ass

WinExtra » Dave - you are a pompous ass — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:07:42 +0000

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By: engtech

engtech — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:17:10 +0000

If being a programmer improved your ability to communicate then programming docs/specifications wouldn’t suck so much.

By: Gabe

Gabe — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:21:50 +0000

Of course I agree too. I didn’t respond to that part of Dave’s post because in my view it’s an old argument settled long ago. At least in my mind.

First off, Techmeme is indeed to a considerable extent about the tech *industry*, and I’m OK with that. Business transactions aren’t “technology”, but the business of tech affects adoption and the rate of future development. So the dollars matter.

Would programming chops make bloggers and reporters better informed? Sure, all other things being equal. But the way things turned out, a lot of the best commentators on trends in technology aren’t computer scientists. Likewise, a whole lot of programmers seem to have an incomplete view of technology.

By: MG Siegler

MG Siegler — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:52:24 +0000

As someone who can write some code as well – I could not agree with this more. Winer makes an interesting point I think about too many posts having a business-tilt but to suggest that you need to be a programmer to write a tech blog is rather ridiculous.

Could it help for certain posts? Sure. But so could say, having an entertainment background if you’re writing about the convergence of technology and media. Tech is simply much bigger now than programming languages, it’s a part of almost everything we do everyday in life and that is only going to expand.