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I can't believe that I read a nice article about working on a massive project in Go over a couple of years - a meaningful experience that we could probably all

by johnfn 10y ago

I can't believe that I read a nice article about working on a massive project in Go over a couple of years - a meaningful experience that we could probably all learn from - and the top comment doesn't build on the content of the post at all, but is rather a thinly veiled accusation of "Go is a terrible language".

cwyers 10y ago
Really? Because your profile says you've been a member for over 2700 days, so you should be used to HN comments by now.
- johnfn 10y ago
  Well I can definitely believe that the first reply to my comment is something pedantic and unrelated to the meaning of the comment. ;-)
  - gatestone 10y ago
    LOL, you made my day.
edgyswingset 10y ago
> but is rather a thinly veiled accusation of "Go is a terrible language". That's because it is.
rpeden 10y ago
Over time, I've come to notice that once any online forum reaches a certain critical mass of programmers, nearly any mention of a specific programming language will devolve into a flamewar about that language. I find it frustrating, but I also suspect that it's been that case since approximately forever ago. One day I plan to don a flame retardant suit and wade into Usenet archives to see if programmers were as prone to language flamewars 30+ years ago as they are now. I'm guessing the answer is probably yes. :)
- AdieuToLogic 10y ago
  ... if programmers were as prone to language flamewars 30+ years ago as they are now. I'm guessing the answer is probably yes. :) Your guess is spot on. Not only languages (C vs Pascal, "why doesn't anyone use Ada?"), but probably best remembered for the vi vs emacs crusades. Though about 20+ years ago there were some pretty heated exchanges regarding OOP which seem to still smolder to this day (see HN history for evidence :-)). There's a reason why Godwin's law[0] came about :-D 0 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law
- johnfn 10y ago
  I think it's the whole bikeshedding thing, where people will jump to talking about the most superficial thing they have an opinion about.

by johnfn 10y ago

cwyers 10y ago

Really? Because your profile says you've been a member for over 2700 days, so you should be used to HN comments by now.

johnfn 10y ago
Well I can definitely believe that the first reply to my comment is something pedantic and unrelated to the meaning of the comment. ;-)
- gatestone 10y ago
  LOL, you made my day.

edgyswingset 10y ago

> but is rather a thinly veiled accusation of "Go is a terrible language". That's because it is.

rpeden 10y ago

Over time, I've come to notice that once any online forum reaches a certain critical mass of programmers, nearly any mention of a specific programming language will devolve into a flamewar about that language. I find it frustrating, but I also suspect that it's been that case since approximately forever ago. One day I plan to don a flame retardant suit and wade into Usenet archives to see if programmers were as prone to language flamewars 30+ years ago as they are now. I'm guessing the answer is probably yes. :)

AdieuToLogic 10y ago
... if programmers were as prone to language flamewars 30+ years ago as they are now. I'm guessing the answer is probably yes. :) Your guess is spot on. Not only languages (C vs Pascal, "why doesn't anyone use Ada?"), but probably best remembered for the vi vs emacs crusades. Though about 20+ years ago there were some pretty heated exchanges regarding OOP which seem to still smolder to this day (see HN history for evidence :-)). There's a reason why Godwin's law[0] came about :-D 0 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law
johnfn 10y ago
I think it's the whole bikeshedding thing, where people will jump to talking about the most superficial thing they have an opinion about.