> First of all, it worries me that many people react like that. We’re discussing a tool, not a person, no need to get emotional.
Laughably, no.
Code is written by people; it's essentially a set of ideas that execute and do things in accordance with the vision of the creators. The creators poured themselves into the tool. Code is an extension of the self.
(If it isn't, it should be; people take the best responsibility for code when it's like that, and it's probably the main essence that separates OSS from most proprietary work. People don't fully invest themselves into creations that can completely disappear out of their lives forever upon the next organization restructuring.)
Laughably, no.
Code is written by people; it's essentially a set of ideas that execute and do things in accordance with the vision of the creators. The creators poured themselves into the tool. Code is an extension of the self.
(If it isn't, it should be; people take the best responsibility for code when it's like that, and it's probably the main essence that separates OSS from most proprietary work. People don't fully invest themselves into creations that can completely disappear out of their lives forever upon the next organization restructuring.)