Comment by ssivark
2 days ago
Would you perhaps have preferred if they referred to it as "unprofessional" or "sloppy" instead alluding of monkeys?
To me all those mean the same thing, except the latter is more flavorful and makes my eyes less likely to glaze over.
> Imagine how you would feel if you were the person who wrote this code, and now you are being called a monkey in front of thousands of people on the internet.
Er.. so? Why should anyone be allowed into a position of responsibility where their code impacts millions of people if they can't handle the tiniest bit of strong feedback? It was, after all, a pretty egregious bug.
> Certainly you've made mistakes in your code before...or are you saying you've always written flawless code without errors?
I've definitely made mistakes, and also accept that my output might have on occasion been "monkey-esque". I don't see what's insulting about that; we are all human/animal.
> To me all those mean the same thing, except the latter is more flavorful and makes my eyes less likely to glaze over.
And to many others, the difference is that one is informative, the other is likely to turn them off of the author and project forever.
I noticed that you never answered my question. If this is acceptable to you, where do you draw the line? If you can answer that question, maybe you'll be able to see the flaw in your argument.
> the other is likely to turn them off of the author and project forever
Which is absolutely fine. It's their project, their website. If they can't be colorful on their own website, where else can they be! If it turns off some people, I'm sure the author is aware of the risk and happy with that risk.
I, for one, find this kind of colorful language refreshing. Everyone trying to be politically correct makes the internet a dull place.
not being an asshole != political correctness
Surely you have your own line on what is or is not acceptable discourse. What is it?
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Not everyone is build robust enough for being called a monkey or loser straight into the person's face.
My first thought when reading the article is that the author would never attempt to call the person a monkey or loser to their face "in real life".
One of the unfortunate side effects of the internet is that it really brings out the asshole in a lot of people.
Maybe they would be happier working a job that requires zero accountability.
Do you believe that Zig is following its own code of conduct, or not?
The website is not covered by the CoC, so they are not in abeyance
Ziglang.org disconnected from the Zig Code of Conduct is wild.
I really want to pull on that thread more, to see how far you’ll go to defend an indefensible position, but I won’t.