Business people would think Notch is a good programmer, but what do they know. I'm commenting because I want a link back to this discussion. I wish HN made it easier to find old good stories that I didn't comment on, but I'm not bent out of shape about it. Anyway, programming is strange because you've got the output and the instructions for producing it, and sometimes one can be good while the other is not as good. Anyway blah blah mod me down. I find it unlikely that Notch is purely a bad programmer.