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Why is it that each time a JS dev discovers something most other fields have been using for decades, it has to be "The Lost Art", "Superpower" (https://medium.

by piano 9y ago

Why is it that each time a JS dev discovers something most other fields have been using for decades, it has to be "The Lost Art", "Superpower" (https://medium.com/@wesharehoodies/typescript-javascript-with-super-powers-a333b0fcabc9 https://medium.com/@wesharehoodies/typescript-javascript-wit...) or something similarly tacky? There's no Lost Art, no superpowers. It's just the JS scene _finally_ slowly getting up to speed.

Klathmon 9y ago
Why is it that some commenters can't understand that all of humanity isn't at the exact same level of knowledge on everything? People learn things every day, acting like it's "slow" or you are better than them is a very toxic elitist point of view that is better off not said. You think your way of doing things is better, then you should encourage others to do it that way, don't put them down when they just start using it! I'm glad the ALGOL programmers of the 60's and 70's didn't spend their time laughing and putting down that new-fangled C language when it inevitably made some of the same mistakes. And besides, very rarely is something in life a complete upgrade. Make is nice, but it has some very real pain-points (as evidenced by the handful of utilities that are makefile-generators, because getting make to do certain things or work on all platforms is so difficult). Gulp is great too, but it also has some very big issues in some areas. There is no universal "right" answer to any of this, and assuming that everyone that's not doing it your way just doesn't know any better isn't just naive, it's also wrong.
- piano 9y ago
  > People learn things every day, acting like it's "slow" or you are better than them is a very toxic elitist point of view that is better off not said. You must've misunderstood me. I don't have any problem at all with people discovering things late. I am often a slow learner myself. What irritates me is when people make spectacular "discoveries" with tacky headlines. If the article were written in a bit more casual and technical tone, I'd be happy, much more so than with this "let me re-introduce you this amazing but forgotten lore you don't know about" nonsense... > And besides, very rarely is something in life a complete upgrade. Make is nice, but it has some very real pain-points I agree, but that's all the more reason to not make such "discoveries" ...

by piano 9y ago

Klathmon 9y ago

Why is it that some commenters can't understand that all of humanity isn't at the exact same level of knowledge on everything? People learn things every day, acting like it's "slow" or you are better than them is a very toxic elitist point of view that is better off not said. You think your way of doing things is better, then you should encourage others to do it that way, don't put them down when they just start using it! I'm glad the ALGOL programmers of the 60's and 70's didn't spend their time laughing and putting down that new-fangled C language when it inevitably made some of the same mistakes. And besides, very rarely is something in life a complete upgrade. Make is nice, but it has some very real pain-points (as evidenced by the handful of utilities that are makefile-generators, because getting make to do certain things or work on all platforms is so difficult). Gulp is great too, but it also has some very big issues in some areas. There is no universal "right" answer to any of this, and assuming that everyone that's not doing it your way just doesn't know any better isn't just naive, it's also wrong.

piano 9y ago
> People learn things every day, acting like it's "slow" or you are better than them is a very toxic elitist point of view that is better off not said. You must've misunderstood me. I don't have any problem at all with people discovering things late. I am often a slow learner myself. What irritates me is when people make spectacular "discoveries" with tacky headlines. If the article were written in a bit more casual and technical tone, I'd be happy, much more so than with this "let me re-introduce you this amazing but forgotten lore you don't know about" nonsense... > And besides, very rarely is something in life a complete upgrade. Make is nice, but it has some very real pain-points I agree, but that's all the more reason to not make such "discoveries" ...