What we can learn from "_why" the long lost open source developer

Ben Werdmuller

20 Oct 2021

"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."

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