We've all heard our teachers say, "Don't worry, there's no such thing as a stupid question!". Well I wonder if the same applies to blog posts. I recently came upon a blog post about what great software should have. The intro was over 1 page long, and I'm sure the whole thing could have been a 10 page paper. Needless to say, I didn't really read it, but thanks to the
bold font, I picked up a few points:
- The guy is impressed with OSes, Emacs, Firefox, and the JVM
- The guy is not impressed with console games
- His #1 criterion for great software is that software should not require reboot
- He notices that all great software come with a command line shell
I am impressed by some of the same software, but I don't think they are at the level that he thinks they're at. Firefox did not fit the "does not require reboot" criterion until recently (
memory leaks and fragmentation). Also, I think you could beat most of the Mario games in one sitting if you wanted (and you had to for the NES ones)...
Anyway, I don't think it's bad. Just like a stupid question, it stirred up some discussion (I think he had 96 responses).
