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I get that this is important to the Lisp crew, but is this at all relevant to the general audience of HN? What's the takeaway: avoid Closure because of one dra

I get that this is important to the Lisp crew, but is this at all relevant to the general audience of HN? What's the takeaway: avoid Closure because of one drama? Rich is right about everything? Copmuters are terrible?

sneak 9y ago
The first version of HN was written in a dialect of Lisp. I can think of no messageboard on the ‘net for which Lisp-related stuff is more topical.
- falsedan 9y ago
  > I can think of no messageboard on the ‘net for which Lisp-related stuff is more topical. I acknowledge that in my OP. Do you think it is possible that there is a site more focussed on Lisp stuff than HN that you are simply unaware of?
  - hellofunk 9y ago
    That is irrelevant here and you are arguing out onto a tangent for no meaningful reason.
    - falsedan 9y ago
      Did you mean to respond to the reply to my post? I didn’t introduce this topic, and I’m trying to understand what about my OP caused the confusion which prompted the response.
      - hellofunk 9y ago
        Yes, you introduced the idea that HN's readers wouldn't be interested in this. Then, you went off on a tangent about whether or not HN is the right site or best site for lisp stuff. It's just filling the site with noise when people engage in those kinds of empty remarks.
grzm 9y ago
My takeaway is treat people well, appreciate the community you choose to participate in, spend reflecting on your role within it and whether it's a good fit for you any longer, and recognize that if it isn't, that it's okay to move on. But again, treat people well.
- mcguire 9y ago
  And acknowledge when you are getting things from the community that you couldn't get otherwise.
hellofunk 9y ago
Why wouldn't HN readers care about lisp news? Btw Closure and Clojure are two different things.
- falsedan 9y ago
  Oh shit, they are too
fourthark 9y ago
I know nothing about Clojure but I'm always interested to read how open source maintainers interact with their community.

sneak 9y ago

The first version of HN was written in a dialect of Lisp. I can think of no messageboard on the ‘net for which Lisp-related stuff is more topical.

falsedan 9y ago
> I can think of no messageboard on the ‘net for which Lisp-related stuff is more topical. I acknowledge that in my OP. Do you think it is possible that there is a site more focussed on Lisp stuff than HN that you are simply unaware of?
- hellofunk 9y ago
  That is irrelevant here and you are arguing out onto a tangent for no meaningful reason.
  - falsedan 9y ago
    Did you mean to respond to the reply to my post? I didn’t introduce this topic, and I’m trying to understand what about my OP caused the confusion which prompted the response.
    - hellofunk 9y ago
      Yes, you introduced the idea that HN's readers wouldn't be interested in this. Then, you went off on a tangent about whether or not HN is the right site or best site for lisp stuff. It's just filling the site with noise when people engage in those kinds of empty remarks.

grzm 9y ago

My takeaway is treat people well, appreciate the community you choose to participate in, spend reflecting on your role within it and whether it's a good fit for you any longer, and recognize that if it isn't, that it's okay to move on. But again, treat people well.

mcguire 9y ago
And acknowledge when you are getting things from the community that you couldn't get otherwise.

hellofunk 9y ago

Why wouldn't HN readers care about lisp news? Btw Closure and Clojure are two different things.

falsedan 9y ago
Oh shit, they are too

fourthark 9y ago

I know nothing about Clojure but I'm always interested to read how open source maintainers interact with their community.