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the parent gave an ill example and suggest a solution, how's that a negativity?
by mi_lk 10y ago
the parent gave an ill example and suggest a solution, how's that a negativity?
- dangoor 10y agoI believe it was the "Nice attempt, but currently wrong." at the start of the comment. "Nice attempt" could imply that this should be thrown out in favor of another attempt to solve the problem.
- acdha 10y agoAlso, “currently wrong” is a really sweeping statement to make based on a single problem written in a fairly uncommon style. Yes, there are things which need to be fixed but that doesn't mean we have to be so dismissive of someone else's work which they've given away for free to the community.
- n42 10y agoThe entire comment was patronizing. "Nice attempt" minimizes the effort involved and implies the author is a novice. "but currently wrong" categorizes the entire project as a failure because of a single bug. The followup "From my own experience writing a formatter" really drives the whole thing home.
- artursapek 10y agoClassic HN :-)
- tomp 10y agoWasn't meant that way.
- softawre 10y ago"Nice attempt" used to actually mean the words it said. You know, like "nice job".
- artursapek 10y agoLike dangoor said, it was the way it was delivered.