Chapter 27
Paul and Frank had had a complicated working relationship. In
any other setting the two would not have been friendly. Actually,
Paul had trouble imagining any other setting where their paths
might have crossed. Frank lived for three things - writing great
code, listening to really loud music, and racing sailboats. Paul
didn't like any of those things.
Frank was, without a doubt, a very, very smart man and an
excellent programmer. He had both the eye for detail and the
imagination needed to make him a real software innovator. At the
same time, Frank's world view was all practical and all about
getting the job done as quickly and efficiently as possible, which
kept him from getting mired down in minutiae. Paul on the other
hand had been the official dreamer of big dre
