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		everfrustrated 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft’s original source code Simply untrue. They were hacking in highschool for fun. Complete nerds. They were _also_ ruthless business people.

mmooss 10 months ago [–]

Most high school hackers and nerds don't become good professional coders.

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