People say that it was the combination of people with different skills that made CS Lab special. For example, Joe used to say that the critical part of system design is to identify the "error kernel" that has to be correct and then make sure that some specific person (Magnus Fröberg? Per Hedeland?) is the one who writes all of that code. Some people just have a different knack and can do things that other people can't.
Great that Francesco has the special skill to capture the spirit of those times so well as a blogging ambassador to the rest of us now so many years in the future. I bet nobody was conscious that they needed this particular skill at the time.
Watching Joe's talks on various topics (usually related to Erlang but also usually applicable to other programming languages) has definitely shown me some new perspectives and made me a much better problem solver.
On top of that he just seemed like a genuinely pleasant person. I hope he enjoyed his life as much as he seemed to. Rest in peace.
Joe somehow combined genius with a intellectual curiosity and a fantastic ability to explain and hold people's attention. On top of that, he was an incredibly pleasant person--down to Earth, funny, perceptive, genuinely kind. The whole package.
It's a heavy loss. I wish I had written him while I could have to tell him what a great presence he was...
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[ 0.21 ms ] story [ 23.9 ms ] threadGreat that Francesco has the special skill to capture the spirit of those times so well as a blogging ambassador to the rest of us now so many years in the future. I bet nobody was conscious that they needed this particular skill at the time.
On top of that he just seemed like a genuinely pleasant person. I hope he enjoyed his life as much as he seemed to. Rest in peace.
It's a heavy loss. I wish I had written him while I could have to tell him what a great presence he was...
Goodbye, Joe.