"Joel on Software" on the Windows API

[jrtom]

"How Microsoft Lost the API War"

It's not clear to me that the future is as clear-cut in this regard as Joel makes it out to be. But it's an interesting article.

Comments

[jrtom.livejournal.com]

In a "stop posting interesting things while I'm trying to get work done dammit" sort of way, I take it? :)

[red-frog.livejournal.com]

Something like that. :)

It frustrates me mildly that I don't have as much time to put into replies as I'd like to. I skipped huge chunks because, well, this isn't work writing and I can't put that much effort into it.

For this reason, I occasionally post deep insights about what kind of tree I am. :P :)

[jrtom.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Theoretically I'm writing a journal article today. (Actually, it had better be more than just "theoretically", as I have a meeting with my advisor in 1.5 hours. :> )

I, on the other hand, can simply go for the cheap joke and assert that I am a Joshua tree. :)