Archive of UserLand's first discussion group, started October 5, 1998.
Re: Do applications differ from libraries?
Author: David McCusker Posted: 9/9/2000; 2:36:07 PM Topic: Guido and Richard Msg #: 21082 (In response to 21079) Prev/Next: 21081 / 21083
David Rothgery: ...but they've certainly done more to popularize it than anyone else...I didn't notice that. Maybe that follows from so many developers giving them so much attention. (But in that case, credit for popularity seems a little tautological.)
David Rothgery: ...but the people who popularize a new (good) idea and make it work reasonably well deserve more than a little credit.
Yes, I like to see credits and debits handed out fairly.
David Rothgery: Apple deserves a lot of credit for doing the same with GUIs. Maybe I'm consistent after all. I give Apple little credit for that. Or maybe I did once and later exhausted the balance in the good will account, or something. The first Mac UI was quite admirable, though.
Okay, okay, I should notice when I'm blundering into a popularity contest and stay out. It always makes me want to clown and play pranks.
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