Re:The proof is in the code. That is all.
by InclinedPlane on Wednesday August 11, 2010 @05:14AM
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To put a finer point on it, pre OS X the Mac OS was an engineering disaster. It's fundamentals were more on par with Win 3.1, let alone Windows 9x or NT or Unix. Without OS X it's questionable whether Apple would have had the capability to keep up with the industry.
Which OS are you talking about? Windows? MS-DOS and Windows had some of the best programmers of the time working on them. Bill Gates himself is renowned for his programming skills. Microsoft interviews practically set the standard for uber-difficult interviews that filter out all but the best programmers.
Linux? What, because Linus Torvalds (who wrote the kernel) and Richard M Stallman (who wrote emacs) aren't good enough for you?
Mac OS X? Ok, that one, I don't know the names of any stellar programmers on there, but somehow I doubt that's the one you were referring to (and the fact that they keep quiet doesn't mean there aren't some awesome hackers working on OS X).