[cgopalan]

Mitchell is the only person I can think of who went through the cycle of tinkerer/IC -> founder -> CXO and then back to IC in his own company. Also, his writings on Zig has been tremendously helpful for someone like me who is curious about it. Huge respect from a fellow IC!

[kfrane]

The only other person I remember doing that is https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Walker_(programmer)

Btw. he published a great read on how they started Autodesk https://www.fourmilab.ch/autofile/e5/

[jacquesm]

John Walker is also very impressive, definitely rates a mention. And I'll forever owe him because of Speak Freely.

[cgopalan]

That's great to know. Thanks!

[HatchedLake721]

IC?

[hazzamanic]

Individual contributor

[cgopalan]

Sorry, thought it was a fairly familiar acronym. IC = individual contributor.

[andrelaszlo]

Integrated Circuit. Insatiable Craving. Irrevocable Crust. Indifferent Creator. Ignatios of Constantinople. Instigating Crime. Irritating C**. Individual Contributor. Your guess is as good as mine!

[bitwrangler]

Independent Consultant (my guess)

[madarcho]

At Unity, Joachim Ante always stayed very close to the underlying engine and its tech, rather than the broader market strategies and moves. Of course, every situation is unique and difficult to compare 1:1.

[epolanski]

Where can I find these writings?

[cgopalan]

On his website: https://mitchellh.com/zig