Wunderkind?
Colleagues! This is what the DNA pool is spitting out these days. Alex Suraci is a 16 year old Wunderkind who has released his own blogging software, Chyrp, under a GPLv3 license. He architected, designed and programmed it and it rocks. His model was to build the simplest possible application that served his needs and then to design it so it was extensible to handle yours.
It only took the software industry 30 years to figure out that applications that do everything are far more encumbered and therefore less successful than very simple, highly targeted applications that can be customized for specific needs. Even the auto industry has caught on and is actively exploiting this concept.
Something can be learned from Alex’s design approach and his cross-discipline skillset. Perhaps he’s one of Professor Xavier’s genetic leaps. Perhaps he’s an anomaly. Regardless, he’s competing in the marketplace and I’m keeping a peep on him.
Thanks again to Mike Bingaman for this.
Posted by Joseph Juhnke on February 7, 2008
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