On the other hand, I've seen a *lot* of really good products collapse because being good at managing celebrity status is a very different skill than managing software, and a lot of people just can't do it. (I certainly could never!)

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the rise of developer celebrity has made software: -
the rise of developer celebrity has made software:I'm struggling to articulate this point so bear with me... I think it's good in the sense that it leads people to think about the underlying philosophy of a product, rather than jumping onto a tool bandwagon and then getting mad it's not all things to all people. Like if I know something about Zach Leatherman and how he thinks about software, I know better whether Eleventy would be a good fit for me and my use case.