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Honestly, I'm surprised by how these very opinionated and seemingly evidence-lacking posts that propose "new cool solutions" are able to get to the front-page o
by sktrdie 9y ago
Honestly, I'm surprised by how these very opinionated and seemingly evidence-lacking posts that propose "new cool solutions" are able to get to the front-page of HN. They spice me with some information "look it'll be easy to test" and immediately slap me in the face without a shred of evidence and without even referencing similar or prior research - at least a comparison to event sourcing seems necessary.
Not the author's fault - he probably just felt the need to share his thoughts on this cool new idea he had.
I just wish HN users would take better care of the implications of clicking the +1 button. You're wanting others to read compelling information you've found.
- mikekchar 9y agoOn the other hand, I don't mind reading a short article on a different way of approaching programming. I agree that I would prefer something a lot more in depth, but if it eventually comes along I won't be surprised about it now. For me the key here is that it's short, easy to understand, describes an interesting idea (even if I'm sceptical), and avoids trashing other ideas. I certainly prefer this kind of article to the majority of stories unrelated to tech or business that are very popular on HN.
- RobertRoberts 9y agoI appreciate reading it first, then coming here, reading a valid criticism, and then a rebuttal. It's an incredibly fast way to help me separate useful information. :)
- twic 9y agoI'm not too worried about reading bad programming advice, because i'm confident i will ignore it (this is not arrogance - i ignore all programming advice, good or bad). But there are a lot of impressionable minds who take HN quite seriously, and bad advice risks escaping through them into the real world.