NaNs Just Don't Get No Respect

[Bernard Helyer]

On Saturday, 18 August 2012 at 05:07:19 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
> On 8/17/2012 8:03 PM, bearophile wrote:
>> Why aren't my friends that work or study chemistry writing 
>> free small online
>> articles like my programmer&CS friends do?
>
> I have no idea. Please ask them and report back.

"When a non-programmer hears about Michael’s articles the 
source code
I have released, I usually get a stunned “WTF would you do that 
for???”
look.

They don’t get it.

Programming is not a zero-sum game. Teaching something to a 
fellow pro-
grammer doesn’t take it away from you. I’m happy to share I 
can, because
I’m in it for thelove of programming. The Ferraris are just 
gravy, honest!"

-John Carmack

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I enjoyed ze article very much.