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Because; 1) by posting link to it on discussion site you are assumed to be soliciting opinions. 2) it was called "beautiful". A claim so false as to require
by njharman 17y ago
Because;
1) by posting link to it on discussion site you are assumed to be soliciting opinions.
2) it was called "beautiful". A claim so false as to require immediate and forceful contradiction.
- nir 17y ago1) As an HN submission, it's certainly better than most. Anything with code in it beats "Startup lessons from J-Lo". 2) Beauty is a matter of taste. It might not be the Bar Rafaeli of languages, but I wouldn't think it's so ugly as to require "forceful contradiction".
- wensing 17y agoI like what I see of the DSL, but I don't believe meritorious beauty is a matter of taste. Coke vs. Pepsi - taste Python vs. PHP - not-taste For a better explanation, see: http://www.paulgraham.com/taste.html http://www.paulgraham.com/taste.html
- nir 17y agoI think we're in agreement. My distinction is: Beautiful vs Nice - taste. Beautiful vs Ugly - not taste. So, since it's obvious this DSL isn't ugly, being less than beautiful doesn't really merit HN's negative response. In any case, the negative comments seem to be doing great, which is sad for HN. My experience is that people who actually produce stuff (in any field) aren't usually publicly critical of other people's work, since they can appreciate the effort involved, and don't want to be at the same spot when they release their own work.
- scott_s 17y agoCriticism is not a bad thing.
- showell 17y agoI did not post the link here, nor did I call anything "beautiful," but I presume that the reason the original poster posted the link on a "discussion" site was to solicit "discussion." Immediate and forceful contradiction does not equate to discussion, even when the claim is "so false" as this one.