Simon says
What I call “programming languages beginning with the letter P” (like PHP, Perl, or Python) tend to be favoured by developers who have an incomplete understanding of the issues surrounding building great software. … Languages like PHP help people build mediocre software fast. Java helps people build great software fast.
Umm. Right. But [...]

Channel 9 interviews one of the Longhorn designers at Microsoft. He’s got a hard job ahead. How is Windows going to be able to assert personality and individuality vis-a-vis the Mac? If everyone drives a BMW (using the words of the interviewee), the value of the BMW itself is decreased. Value is relative to [...]