Hooray! Some of my faith in Hacker News is restored. Every time I see a Yegge posted with a couple comments, I'm afraid that they will be complaints about how long it is. This time, they're about the article. Thank you for keeping it positive!
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"I considered splitting it into 3 articles, but instead I just cut about half of the material out. (Jeff and Joel: seriously. I cut 50%.)"