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  Re: How to attract developers ?  
From: zeroin23
Date: 10 Nov 2007 22:25:00
Message: <web.473675f2bbcd77aadcba94ae0@news.povray.org>
"nemesis" <nam### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> Fa3ien <fab### [at] yourshoesskynetbe> wrote:
> > Will the new Open Source status automagically attract people ?
>
> I don't think so.  Blender's standard raytracer is yafray, who is maintained
> mostly by one guy alone...
>
> face it, guys:  it's not like the average Joe VB will make wonders in
> implementing hardcore math algorithms... projects like this or optimizing
> compilers will always only get a handful of souls knowledgeable enough to
> contribute any significant bits...


in terms of human resource management, the best programmer typically can output
more usable lines of code with less bugs then the good programmer (the
differences are exponential)


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