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Comment by kbknapp

2 years ago

It was a combination between Patreon and Github Sponsors for solo the lead developer at the time making several thousand USD per month. Those campaigns are still ongoing AFAIK, but the contribution amounts are now private.

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amedvednikov  2 years ago

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  • ta20230828  2 years ago

    > To quote the HN mod: the language is fine, and there's no need in these flame wars

    Really? In trying to counter claims about V misrepresenting things, you ... misrepresent what dang said?

    Hint: "I'm sure your language is fine" in no way implies that dang said "the language is fine".

    • msm_  2 years ago

      >Hint: "I'm sure your language is fine" in no way implies that dang said "the language is fine".

      This made me realise how trying to sound polite may completely obfuscate what you want to say.

  • ModernMech  2 years ago

    This right here is why people have a problem with you and your language. You did make outrageous claims, and to now say you didn't is gaslighting. Accordingly, people do not trust you.

    Here's just one. On an early version of your webpage you said in big bold font:

    > V can translate your entire C/C++ project and offer you the safety, simplicity, and up to 200x compilation speed up.

    When people called you out, it turned into this small subscript:

    > C++ to V translation is at an early stage.

    And it's been in an "early stage" ever since.

    I'm sorry, but when you said "can translate your entire C/C++ project" did you mean "can" or did you mean "one day will be able to". Because those are completely different, and to say one when you mean the other is grossly misleading. To now say that you never said the former outrageous claim is gaslighting. We're not idiots or goldfish.