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You have won at the internet. I'm sure you're a joy to be around. I haven't seen the meaningful response that you've added. You really do seem like a troll. If

You have won at the internet. I'm sure you're a joy to be around. I haven't seen the meaningful response that you've added. You really do seem like a troll. If that's not your intention, that's cool. If it is, well, hey, happy trolling dude! Edit* Yep, just checked your comment history, you're a troll. God why do people like you exist.....

dang 11y ago
Personal attacks are not allowed on Hacker News. Regardless of whether you think someone is trolling, a comment like this makes the thread obviously worse. Please don't do this here.
- nobleach 11y ago
  Agreed, may I edit or delete this response?
  - pvg 11y ago
    While you're reviewing these, you should probably take a look at your original post which got you in this thread of poo-flinging to begin with. It doesn't address the article at all. It just says 'grumble grumble, those Java people!'. It's content-free flame bait that produced predictable responses such as 'And those PHP people!' and 'I'm a Java person and you, Sir, are an ass'.
    - nobleach 11y ago
      But this is the point. Now you've felt the need to teach a lesson... which also has nothing valuable to add. I feel like any conversation on Java or newer Java does lend itself to my point. If we can't add any personal experiences to these stories, then why do we have a comments section? I know it's not just so we can post links to other facts. And no, I'm not stuck in this thread. I'm trying to do the fair thing and remove a response to a personal attack and name-calling (which was mine). I stand by my initial statement. I work in an environment where a ton of Java devs don't understand why the pesky front end people keep asking for these RESTful JSON APIs. "Why can't we just do some JSPs and give you an XML/XHR when you need a hint of dynamic-ness?" This is what brings on personal attacks. The attitude in which you post. If you fail to see my original point, ask for clarification. It would have caused me to edit my original and change my tone.
      - pvg 11y ago
        The point was 'if you don't want to feel embarrassed by things you post in flamethreads and have moderators berate you, don't start flamethreads', that is all. Take a look at the top comment in the thread for a) an actual substantive criticism of the article b) a link to a much, much better survey article on the same topic.
  - dang 11y ago
    We're always happy to help with that, but can you please email hn@ycombinator.com about it? And thank you for the polite response—I really appreciate it.

dang 11y ago

Personal attacks are not allowed on Hacker News. Regardless of whether you think someone is trolling, a comment like this makes the thread obviously worse. Please don't do this here.

nobleach 11y ago
Agreed, may I edit or delete this response?
- pvg 11y ago
  While you're reviewing these, you should probably take a look at your original post which got you in this thread of poo-flinging to begin with. It doesn't address the article at all. It just says 'grumble grumble, those Java people!'. It's content-free flame bait that produced predictable responses such as 'And those PHP people!' and 'I'm a Java person and you, Sir, are an ass'.
  - nobleach 11y ago
    But this is the point. Now you've felt the need to teach a lesson... which also has nothing valuable to add. I feel like any conversation on Java or newer Java does lend itself to my point. If we can't add any personal experiences to these stories, then why do we have a comments section? I know it's not just so we can post links to other facts. And no, I'm not stuck in this thread. I'm trying to do the fair thing and remove a response to a personal attack and name-calling (which was mine). I stand by my initial statement. I work in an environment where a ton of Java devs don't understand why the pesky front end people keep asking for these RESTful JSON APIs. "Why can't we just do some JSPs and give you an XML/XHR when you need a hint of dynamic-ness?" This is what brings on personal attacks. The attitude in which you post. If you fail to see my original point, ask for clarification. It would have caused me to edit my original and change my tone.
    - pvg 11y ago
      The point was 'if you don't want to feel embarrassed by things you post in flamethreads and have moderators berate you, don't start flamethreads', that is all. Take a look at the top comment in the thread for a) an actual substantive criticism of the article b) a link to a much, much better survey article on the same topic.
- dang 11y ago
  We're always happy to help with that, but can you please email hn@ycombinator.com about it? And thank you for the polite response—I really appreciate it.