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I 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 ano

by dangoor 10y ago

I 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 ago
Also, “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 ago
The 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 ago
  Classic HN :-)
- tomp 10y ago
  Wasn't meant that way.
  - softawre 10y ago
    "Nice attempt" used to actually mean the words it said. You know, like "nice job".