The idea of a “startup” has really moved into the mainstream in the past few years. The tech bubble added a level of mysticism and ownership to the term, and it has continued to move beyond an industry classification. The word now comes packaged with its own stereotypes, and it seems like everyone with a little coding knowledge, a garage, and a pair of flip flops is bootstrapping their very own startup.
t - - on Startups
12 April 2008
2 March 2008
I guess if I go to Hell one of the first punishments will be “Here’s the Exchange protocol documentation. Please write a server that works against this protocol.” Probably followed by something much, much worse, “Here’s the Sharepoint protocol doc-” “No! Just gut me or do something with fire ants and a poker already!”
MiniMSFT on Microsoft Protocols