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# What we can learn from "_why" the long lost open source developer
- URL: https://werd.io/what-we-can-learn-from-_why-the-long-lost-open/
- Published: 2021-10-20T12:52:48.000Z
- Updated: 2021-10-20T12:52:48.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:24

"Perhaps most importantly, he taught countless people the joy of programming. \_why showed veteran coders and n00bs alike a curious, adventurous, and creative side of programming. He demonstrated that code could be more than just a form of technical problem solving: it could be a form of self-expression and of art."

\[[Link](https://github.com/readme/featured/why-the-lucky-stiff)\]