I'd recommend you read http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2006/06/16.html where...

		macrael on July 28, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Brilliance of Dwarf Fortress I'd recommend you read http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2006/06/16.html wherein Joel Spolsky was reviewed by Bill Gates. It is pretty clear the man had serious technical chops.