I read the article because it said Joe Armstrong. That way I knew it was someone who knows what he's talking about. Especially given the topic.
Same here. If I have not seen "Joe Armstrong" in the title I wouldn't have clicked on it.
Just curious, wasn't the hostname a clue?
It was a play on words with the original title, reading ':' as 'is'
> Joe Armstring: A Badass Way to Connect Programs Together
He isn't a way to connect programs together, but he -is- a generator for connecting programs together. You just have to show him two programs and a reason to connect them, wait a bit, and there'll be a github repo. I hope I'm that inquisitive and playfully experimental when I reach his age.