In his seminal essay <i>Dabblers and Blowhards</i> Maciej Cegłowski made the case that Paul Graham&#x27;s essay <i>Hackers and Painters</i> was inaccurate in its depiction of many programmer&#x27;s work habits being similar to that of painters.<p>Cegłowski&#x27;s argument was compelling because he had worked as both a professional programmer and a professional oil painter. That deep expertise in both fields made it possible for him to pick the holes in PG&#x27;s arguments.<p>It seems that Cegłowski hasn&#x27;t done much work in the AdTech industry. Pity, because his summary of the <i>Scott and Scurvy</i>[2] story is a wonderful piece of writing.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.idlewords.com&#x2F;2005&#x2F;04&#x2F;dabblers_and_blowhards.htm" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.idlewords.com&#x2F;2005&#x2F;04&#x2F;dabblers_and_blowhards.htm</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;idlewords.com&#x2F;2010&#x2F;03&#x2F;scott_and_scurvy.htm" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;idlewords.com&#x2F;2010&#x2F;03&#x2F;scott_and_scurvy.htm</a>