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I love how he uses the most uncool tools out there. Eclipse, Java, Pain.net, Windows, yet produces more than most of us combined.

Pain.net: Typo, or subtle joke?

Funny, it was a typo :)

I think it's something I could learn from. Stop messing around trying to get everything perfect and just go ahead and get something done.

Since when windows and eclipse aren't cool?

The flip side to this is that his projects tend to accrete bad design decisions and just outright bugs that a more methodical developer wouldn't. Minecraft multiplayer comes to mind.

Entertaining, definitely. Notch has been making games for years, so he's drawing on a lot of experience.

It's true, I was amazed at how fast he worked. A bit of programmer envy from me.

I'd imagine the pressure of having hundreds of people watching would keep him in check. It's pretty unlikely he'd stream himself doing some casual browsing with a sandwich in hand.