Comment by Jtarii
1 day ago
If you are making meaningful things then you shouldn't be afraid to sound pretentious.
Everyone's so terrified that they might stand out.
1 day ago
If you are making meaningful things then you shouldn't be afraid to sound pretentious.
Everyone's so terrified that they might stand out.
Heh. I have written stuff that has changed the world. Not in a big way, but thousands and thousands of people around the world use my stuff daily, and no one knows I had anything to do with it. I’m still at it. I’m getting ready for the first public test of a fairly ambitious app.
My friends use my stuff all the time, and they are always gobsmacked, when they find out I did it.
I do it for free, and tend to follow my own muse, as opposed to $_BUZZWORD_DU_JOUR, so tech folks aren’t really impressed, when I mention it (like, now, I suspect).
It’s not really very rewarding to talk about it. Either people get all impressed, or insulting (the typical HN reaction). Neither does much for me, so I’m best off just keeping my mouth shut, and my mind on my work. There’s others that are much better than me. I’m just grateful to be able to Give Back.
That’s not pretension; it’s just facts. But there’s often no need to mention the facts.
So what did you create? Can't really have a discussion beyond "good job?" without knowing.
Nope. I see you already dinged the post. I think we’re done, here.
Good ol’ HN.
Have a great day!
I love it when you create something and somebody else uses the figure of speech you just crafted as if had been around for thousand years. Gives me a smile each time.
What "$_BUZZWORD_DU_JOUR"? That's been around for quite a long time. I've been using it for over 15 years, and I know that I got it from someone else. The dollar sign is relatively new, but that's been used for all kinds of stuff, and I'm just following the herd, on that.
That you?
Cool.