Are your projects cursed with knowledge of the present? Mike and Chris discuss the tendency to blame the last guy, and in some cases even scapegoat the absent. And why its only human to see all the mistakes of those who came before you.

Plus our thoughts on Facebook buying Oculus VR, your feedback, and more!

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Feedback

• Developers preparing for death of Windows XP and supporting old IE 0
• Book tip (Metaprogramming) and some opinions…
• Android development
• Conflicted about FB\’s hack language
• 100 Swag Call out

Dev Hoopla:

• Why your previous developer was terrible

  Don’t worry — your situation is far from unique. I’ve seen it time and time again that a new developer comes in and seems to change everything almost overnight. She or he suggests new tools, new processes, new languages and new everything. All of this while badmouthing the previous developer or team. I’ve been on all sides of this fine play. I’ve been the “previous developer” who got badmouthed by the new guy. I’ve been the new guy that used the previous guy as my scapegoat. I’ve hired developers that have been in both positions. I’ve worked for companies that couldn’t see what was plain to me: this happens all the time.

• Oculus VR employees got death threats after Facebook sale

\”We expected a negative reaction from people in the short term, we did not expect to be getting so many death threats and harassing phone calls that extended to our families,\” Luckey said. \”We know we will prove ourselves with actions and not words, but that kind of sh** is unwarranted, especially since it is impacting people who have nothing to do with Oculus.\”

• Facebook buys Oculus VR. What do you owe early users?

• John Carmack speaks up about Facebook buying Oculus VR

It is Carmack\’s first comment on the deal since it was announced Tuesday. \”I wasn\’t personally involved in any of the negotiations — I spent an afternoon talking technology with [Facebook CEO] Mark Zuckerberg, and the next week I find out that he bought Oculus.\”

Book Pick:

• Ready Player One Audiobook

At once wildly original and stuffed with irresistible nostalgia, Ready Player One is a spectacularly genre-busting, ambitious, and charming debut—part quest novel, part love story, and part virtual space opera set in a universe where spell-slinging mages battle giant Japanese robots, entire planets are inspired by Blade Runner, and flying DeLoreans achieve light speed.