alt Hacker News> It would be hard to think of another programmer whose body of public work is more impressive than FB.
Not many, but these do come to mind: Linus Torvalds, Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Donald Knuth, Rob Pike. But yeah, it’s rarefied air up there.
> It would be hard to think of another programmer whose body of public work is more impressive than FB.
Not many, but these do come to mind: Linus Torvalds, Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Donald Knuth, Rob Pike. But yeah, it’s rarefied air up there.
These are greats in their own domains. But Fabrice Bellard's greatness lies in breadth and depth in varied domains. That is what makes him unique.
See also - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46372370