An Interesting Article On Patents, Particularly On Software

I picked up this article from one of my tech lists. "Are Software Patents Evil?" was written by Paul Graham. It was an interesting article because it outlined some of the history of patents, and the pros and cons in using them. It wasn't lambasting, or overly opinionated--but frank and down-to-earth. In short, enjoyable. So I looked at his other essays and I like his style.

Paul wrote another essay entitled, "How To Do What You Love", where he states, "if you think something's supposed to hurt, you're less likely to notice if you're doing it wrong. That about sums up my experience of graduate school." Hilarious!

These are enjoyable essays. Take a look.