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Without heating up the discussion. I think it depends. If you want you tool or else be just "a damned x whatever" then you can feel free to use whatever lingo y
by duiker101 10y ago
Without heating up the discussion. I think it depends. If you want you tool or else be just "a damned x whatever" then you can feel free to use whatever lingo you want. But if you would like to be taken seriously then a more appropriate language might be needed. And it's not to be uppity or anything, it's just that the broader the audience, the more understandable and out of your "in-group" it has to be. If that's what you want obviously. There is nothing wrong with wanting something to stay just "in".
- Karunamon 10y agoBut if you would like to be taken seriously I'm not sure this is. And if it really bothers (the collective) you that badly: git clone && rm README.md There is nothing wrong with wanting something to stay just "in". The relative tone of this thread and its popularity has me convinced that many are willing to change their culture to match random demands regardless of the objective merit of those demands. Hell, without even critically examining the merit of those demands. "This language is alienating!" Says who? And why? Why is this a statement to be taken at pure face value by someone who isn't even claiming to be offended? I find that lack of principled objection to be horridly offensive, but that's just me.
- Retric 10y agoAnd why? If your word choice means 50+% of the target population has no idea what you mean then it's a poor choice.
- Karunamon 10y agoIf the goal of the author was to do anything other than sprinkle in some inoffensive humor. ("wat", "performance gainnzzzz") Not everyone gets every joke after all :)