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The document discusses spite driven development, where something that pisses you off motivates you to create a fix for it. It provides examples of spite driven projects like wtfjs.com and crockfordfacts.com. It also mentions PhoneGap and provides a formula where something pisses you off so you fix it, creating more value than you capture.
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Scurvyconf
- 2. typeof jsconf == ‘epic’ // true!
- 5. The Formula 1. Something pisses you off 2. So, you fix it.
- 7. Create more value than you capture.
Editor's Notes
- thanks to chris, joyent, etc epic doesn’t do justice
- 3.3.1
- promo: when something makes you mad others are mad too. You fix it.. out of spite.
- Violence perpetuated by excessive alcohol consumption is not cool. But it is funny.
- Tim O’Reilly said it Being useful is valuable. Sometimes value turns into money.
- shitty software developers: can’t fix something if you are a fuck up too.
- anger/spite is a sure sign of a problem solving problems, especially poorly or unsolved ones is valuable money is what motivates zombie developers: motivate your SELF turning a problem into an elegant solution still isn’t enough: market it
- Good artists copy. Great artists steal. Amazing artists fuck shit up.