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I visit n-gate.com weekly. I am not very well-aware of stuff outside css/js and lot of people here talk confidently about stuff they have no clue of, unopposed.

I visit n-gate.com weekly. I am not very well-aware of stuff outside css/js and lot of people here talk confidently about stuff they have no clue of, unopposed. n-gate reminds me how little people on this site know stuff outside of css/js/business. Rest are clueless wannabes trying to one-up each other. My favorite comment will always be- somebody mentioned that Microsoft Band needs a realtime OS so someone proposed javascript vm. And there were 10 other people talking about it seriously. I'm sure I'll be downvoted which will be further proof of what I'm saying. Not that I care really. I make an account a week.

mgos 9y ago
one look at n-gate and it looks promising. Thanks.
- deleted 9y ago
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mdlap 9y ago
Seems the site is just as opinionated as the worst of HN...
- yorwba 9y ago
  I think it's just clever satire. I especially like the "about" page.
  - xyzxyz998 9y ago
    > Hacker news is an echo chamber focusing on computer posturing and self-aggrandizement. I'll also add- it serves as a punching bag for people who can't speak up at their work- they vent their frustrations here by belittling everyone's work.
    - SZJX 9y ago
      I mean this is the nature of the web. But HN is already as good as we can get. You yourself keep coming back as well, apparently. Otherwise do you have an alternative to propose?
      - xyzxyz998 9y ago
        Least bad doesn't mean as good as it can get!
- xyzxyz998 9y ago
  This site is a parody of what 90% of HN is. Cherry picking the worst parts maybe, but not exaggeration.
as1mov 9y ago
Is there a secret area on HN where people worship CSS/JS with blind faith? Because whichever post related to it I visit, there's a healthy dose of skepticism, especially in Electron/ReactNative/AnyOtherJSWrapper posts. Further down you replied to someone else complaining about how other's work is belittled, then you write this > somebody mentioned that Microsoft Band needs a realtime OS so someone proposed javascript vm. And there were 10 other people talking about it seriously. I am not sure if this is bait or lack of self awareness, though I'd lean towards bait, considering you are also worried about downvotes.
- roryisok 9y ago
  I'm scared to mention electron on here, always draws out the torch and pitchforks
  - pdimitar 9y ago
    This is precisely the attitude that makes mature programmers not taking you seriously. If you're young and feel the need to express dismissal to the people who take their work more seriously, that's fine -- hormones and stuff, we've all been through that, so meh, nobody is mad about it. You still shouldn't forget it's a _job_ and not a fashion statement. The fact that Electron is easy to work with, _for you_, means absolutely nothing about the end result of the work done through it. The topic has been beaten to death here in HN, you can check -- but then again, being that dismissive and arrogant probably means you'll never challenge your opinion. Oh well, still worth the shot in giving you the other perspective.
    - roryisok 9y ago
      I never expressed support for electron. I merely mentioned it. You've inferred that I'm young (nope), implied that I'm not mature, don't take my work seriously, that I have "hormones and stuff", that I consider electron a fashion statement (?), that I'm dismissive and arrogant, and that I'll never challenge my opinion. Phew! For the record, I have dabbled with electron, and I'm on the fence about it. It's a quick path to MVP, but it has obvious performance issues and I'm not sure I wish to inflict these on my end users. I'm teaching myself react native and python/qt at the moment instead. Thanks for proving my point so completely. Hey and look, a downvote too.
maxerickson 9y ago
To be fair, you do also have the people that wrote the OS for the Band commenting. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8531803 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8531803
dwaltrip 9y ago
> I'm sure I'll be downvoted which will be further proof of what I'm saying. This is an arrogant and confrontational statement to make, especially given your respectable admission of lack of awareness outside of CSS/js.

mgos 9y ago

one look at n-gate and it looks promising. Thanks.

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mdlap 9y ago

Seems the site is just as opinionated as the worst of HN...

yorwba 9y ago
I think it's just clever satire. I especially like the "about" page.
- xyzxyz998 9y ago
  > Hacker news is an echo chamber focusing on computer posturing and self-aggrandizement. I'll also add- it serves as a punching bag for people who can't speak up at their work- they vent their frustrations here by belittling everyone's work.
  - SZJX 9y ago
    I mean this is the nature of the web. But HN is already as good as we can get. You yourself keep coming back as well, apparently. Otherwise do you have an alternative to propose?
    - xyzxyz998 9y ago
      Least bad doesn't mean as good as it can get!
xyzxyz998 9y ago
This site is a parody of what 90% of HN is. Cherry picking the worst parts maybe, but not exaggeration.

as1mov 9y ago

Is there a secret area on HN where people worship CSS/JS with blind faith? Because whichever post related to it I visit, there's a healthy dose of skepticism, especially in Electron/ReactNative/AnyOtherJSWrapper posts. Further down you replied to someone else complaining about how other's work is belittled, then you write this > somebody mentioned that Microsoft Band needs a realtime OS so someone proposed javascript vm. And there were 10 other people talking about it seriously. I am not sure if this is bait or lack of self awareness, though I'd lean towards bait, considering you are also worried about downvotes.

roryisok 9y ago
I'm scared to mention electron on here, always draws out the torch and pitchforks
- pdimitar 9y ago
  This is precisely the attitude that makes mature programmers not taking you seriously. If you're young and feel the need to express dismissal to the people who take their work more seriously, that's fine -- hormones and stuff, we've all been through that, so meh, nobody is mad about it. You still shouldn't forget it's a _job_ and not a fashion statement. The fact that Electron is easy to work with, _for you_, means absolutely nothing about the end result of the work done through it. The topic has been beaten to death here in HN, you can check -- but then again, being that dismissive and arrogant probably means you'll never challenge your opinion. Oh well, still worth the shot in giving you the other perspective.
  - roryisok 9y ago
    I never expressed support for electron. I merely mentioned it. You've inferred that I'm young (nope), implied that I'm not mature, don't take my work seriously, that I have "hormones and stuff", that I consider electron a fashion statement (?), that I'm dismissive and arrogant, and that I'll never challenge my opinion. Phew! For the record, I have dabbled with electron, and I'm on the fence about it. It's a quick path to MVP, but it has obvious performance issues and I'm not sure I wish to inflict these on my end users. I'm teaching myself react native and python/qt at the moment instead. Thanks for proving my point so completely. Hey and look, a downvote too.

maxerickson 9y ago

To be fair, you do also have the people that wrote the OS for the Band commenting. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8531803 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8531803

dwaltrip 9y ago

> I'm sure I'll be downvoted which will be further proof of what I'm saying. This is an arrogant and confrontational statement to make, especially given your respectable admission of lack of awareness outside of CSS/js.