I have mixed emotions, not about the author, but the implications of this thread. It is great that she shows such dedication to the craft. But has dedication to a craft really become so rare that it is worthy of 900 plus points on hacker news? I know countless software engineers who work their tails off every waking hour, myself included. Do we all deserve hacker news posts? Or should we elevate our expectations?
I don't think there's any real value in HN points, so you're basically asking if it's worthy of something worthless. It's just an indicator of interest by the HN community, not a gift of any worth. That being said, I'm sure a decent chunk of the 900 votes were from software devs, many of whom are probably ones that work their tails off. It's possible there is something more intriguing than the dedication alone. One thing I find interesting is the head-first/all-in nature of the project.
