DISQUS

Look at it this way: Joel and, to a lesser extent, Jeff used to be considered gods among men within the software dev community (especially the MS space). Now we have a mini rebellion going on as many have discredited them due to these silly comments they have made and keep making.

Also interesting is that Uncle Bob, who was talking about disciplined, principled software engineering and professionalism and ethics long before Joel and Jeff were on the scene, is now seeing a resurgence of popularity and respect among the same rebels.

What was old is now new again. What seemed so lost among the MS developer community is now seeing a surge in popularity. I hope this trend continues because it could usher in what Joel and Jeff were complaining about: Real, serious, professional software development and an end to the mindless hacking and low quality we've come to regrettably expect from our own community.