I don't think OP intended this quote to glorify Drepper. He is correctly regarded as a giant asshole. Very smart, but also an awful person to work with.
Back in the 00s when Ruby was hot, the Ruby community had a remarkably constructive and helpful attitude. Even when offering criticism. Many folks attributed it to its creator with the acronym, MINASWAN ("Matz is nice and so we are nice").
No community is perfect, but once you've seen how good it can be it's hard to have much patience for brilliant assholes.
I credit this more than anything for the success of Ruby. Just like I credit the 'holier than thou' attitude of the proponents of some other languages for their relative lack of success compared to where they could have been by now.
Dutch proverb, not sure if it translates or if there is a better English version: you catch more flies with sugar than with vinegar.
The English version is "you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar", which at least in English makes more sense, since in English "sugar" generally implies dry granulated sugar. You're not going to catch any flies with that. (Ironically, you'd probably catch more with the vinegar, since some would go to it for the moisture and a few would drown.)
I don't think OP intended this quote to glorify Drepper. He is correctly regarded as a giant asshole. Very smart, but also an awful person to work with.
Back in the 00s when Ruby was hot, the Ruby community had a remarkably constructive and helpful attitude. Even when offering criticism. Many folks attributed it to its creator with the acronym, MINASWAN ("Matz is nice and so we are nice").
No community is perfect, but once you've seen how good it can be it's hard to have much patience for brilliant assholes.
I credit this more than anything for the success of Ruby. Just like I credit the 'holier than thou' attitude of the proponents of some other languages for their relative lack of success compared to where they could have been by now.
Dutch proverb, not sure if it translates or if there is a better English version: you catch more flies with sugar than with vinegar.
The English version is "you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar", which at least in English makes more sense, since in English "sugar" generally implies dry granulated sugar. You're not going to catch any flies with that. (Ironically, you'd probably catch more with the vinegar, since some would go to it for the moisture and a few would drown.)
/tangent
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> Or just another do-nothing internet blowhard?
I don't know about the OP but you are crossing the line here.