Way back in 2008 I posted an article on my blog entitled "Blogging Horror”: https://girtby.net/archives/2008/05/22/blogging-horror/
It outlined some concerns I had at the time with Jeff Atwood's [ @codinghorror ] credibility as a blogger on various technology related topics. It came to his attention and he responded in good faith that he was still learning and finding his way; a completely reasonable position.
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That was all before Stack Overflow, and I think we can all agree that Jeff's credibility is no longer in question!
What he achieved with that site (and others) was quite remarkable and, well, established his credibility beyond any doubt. For a long time I have wanted to publicly acknowledge that fact, so here I am.
Thank you Jeff for proving me wrong in the best possible way!
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Today, Jeff demonstrates in the best possible way that he is an incredibly generous and principled human being. Please allow me to direct your attention to Jeff's new initiative Stay Gold: https://blog.codinghorror.com/stay-gold-america/
Thank you Jeff for inspiring me to do more to build on the promise of the country we both live in, and support the marginalized people in our communities.
Alastair