conrad-mac's comments

On: Ask HN: Harnessing the collective abilities of the HN community

[conrad-mac]

Yes, my initial thought was that the community is quite large which might be somewhat of a barrier to getting something going.

Re: sharing ideas. I agree, although I sometimes find myself with a similar mentality when I have a new idea so I can somewhat understand.

On: Let's Build a Compiler

[conrad-mac]

Not all those who consider themselves programmers necessarily come from a CS background and so don't learn about concepts like these. To them, walkthroughs like these are fascinating.

[willvarfar → conrad-mac]

Programmers with CS backgrounds also delight in these concepts and things.