Mark Pilgrim on “Why Specs Matter”

Posted on March 24, 2011 by

In this timeless essay about how developers typically approach implementing a standard or specification, Mark Pilgrim mercilessly divides us developers into Morons and Assholes. I imagine you don’t want to chose one or the other, but after reading what he means, you’ll realize how very right he is. An absolutely brilliant piece of writing.

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1 Response to Mark Pilgrim on “Why Specs Matter”

  1. =j says:
    January 15, 2014 at 10:03 pm

    unfortunately, diveintomark.org is AWOL..

    but the Internet Archive has a copy of “Why Specs Matter”..

    Reply

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