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No, its every day syndrome around here for this type of thing, I've seen it frequently. A lot of people on HN are not receptive to someone posting a blog entry
by jdc0589 9y ago
No, its every day syndrome around here for this type of thing, I've seen it frequently. A lot of people on HN are not receptive to someone posting a blog entry about their experiences re-implementing something for learning purposes if it isn't super advanced stuff. I don't really get it, but there are a lot of people who can't read a technical blog post from the perspective of someone with less experience than them trying to learn new stuff. So, you get a lot of the comments about how what you did is dumb and wrong, even though you are really just trying to build something for fun, learn some stuff, and post about your experience.
For the record, I enjoy posts like this. This is how you learn and hone new skills. Everyone does this kind of thing (well, lots of people do), but for whatever reason those that write it up get attacked sometimes.
- bostonpete 9y agoMight be a bit of selection bias too. The people who had a neutral-positive reaction may not feel like they have much to add beyond "thanks" or "nice job", which sometimes feel like platitudes.
- simonh 9y ago>I don't really get it, but there are a lot of people who can't read a technical blog post from the perspective of someone with less experience than them trying to learn new stuff. I strongly suspect a lot of posters of negative comments really aren't any more capable, but are just showing off by picking holes in other people's work. No advanced project like this gets done perfectly first time. Anyone who's worked on a complex project, especially on their own, would know and appreciate that.