Mike Pall was the first person I've ever met (via his postings and projects) that made me think, holy cow, this dude is way smarter than me.
I've heard some people conjecture that it's actually a pseudonym for a group of people.... but I actually prefer to think it's one guy, by himself, getting awesome shit done.
"Some people" includes Roberto Ierusalimschy, the inventor of Lua, although he told me he now knows someone who has met Mike so he believes he is actually a singleton.
I've heard some people conjecture that it's actually a pseudonym for a group of people.... but I actually prefer to think it's one guy, by himself, getting awesome shit done.