> I'm a woman, and I didn't find this patronizing or sexist, unlike some of the commenters on both the post comments and here.
I think his wife complained (in the comments) that she thought it made her sound stupid. Otherwise I agree, and I look forward to reading your post about marketing.
If I'm having a conversation with someone about a topic I know absolutely nothing about, I sound like an idiot. "What does that do?" "Who's that?"
Also, this 'conversation' was very 1-sided because the author was trying to prove a point. It really didn't matter what the wife said throughout but it let him explain further and use some real world examples for those who may not GET it.
Nice POST!
I've gotten much more into web development in the past couple years, and this post reminds me of a handful of precious conversations I've had with incredibly smart people who took the time to bring together concretes and abstractions together in a way I could understand. I think this is a good post to share with other no-so-technical-people who you wish understood more about what you do.
Maybe I should write a post on "How I Explained Marketing to My Husband"