Still happens here, especially when people publish open source libraries.
"Why should I use your library, when there's ABC that does XYZ much better?" and other variants, as if the original poster was selling something.
Doesn't happen as often when people publish final projects/products (even closed source).
Maybe it's just a dev thing. Some programming languages can have some really toxic fandom :D
I’ve had 2 blog posts hit the front page of HN and the top of popular subreddits.
The quality and type of comments were identical on both platforms.
HN specifically seemed to be commenting based on the title and other comments alone. The most common thread of discussion was clearly explained in the first paragraph.
I really appreciate seeing those comparisons, always learn about projects I've never heard of. And practicing an answer here is low stakes way to develop a response, that might be useful later at an in-person meeting.
amonith|6 months ago
Maybe it's just a dev thing. Some programming languages can have some really toxic fandom :D
MeetingsBrowser|6 months ago
The quality and type of comments were identical on both platforms.
HN specifically seemed to be commenting based on the title and other comments alone. The most common thread of discussion was clearly explained in the first paragraph.
axus|6 months ago
Jensson|6 months ago
The important part is that HN isn't an echochamber, you get many viewpoints here.
Der_Einzige|6 months ago
I mean collectively to this website, not to you in particular