Lazycoder

The way I see it, the problem isn’t that Mort exists per se. The problem is more that in the rush to give Mort the tools he needs to get the job done, tool and language providers are messing with the tools that the “Not-So-Mort” need and use on a daily basis.

Consider this. All abstractions are leaky. So when you add a layer of abstraction, you want to make sure it’s a clean layer and doesn’t muck up what its hiding. A classic example is WebForms designer in VS.NET 1.1. I’m fine with the webforms designer. It is a great productivity tool and makes it easier for Mort to build pages.

But now, take a Not-So-Mort who wants to use Microformats for example. He marks up his pages just right, but the pages get all FUBAR because the designer decides to rewrite his code. That’s problematic.

The balance here is to put more thought into the abstraction layers, and let the not-so-morts still have the ability to peek under the hood.