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This is exactly the insanity I expect from a man that have been haunted by an internet mob the last past weeks. I like these, Sidekiq also have the tableflip m
by kawsper 8y ago
This is exactly the insanity I expect from a man that have been haunted by an internet mob the last past weeks.
I like these, Sidekiq also have the tableflip methods (with tests) that does exactly nothing, https://github.com/mperham/sidekiq/blob/927680cae78731c540fefaabf5bad619b1d1d171/lib/sidekiq.rb#L52-L54 https://github.com/mperham/sidekiq/blob/927680cae78731c540fe...
- skrebbel 8y agoInsanity? I can't begin to comprehend how extremely unimaginative someone's mind must be to call this insane. Is there really nothing in your world beyond value and usefulness?
- wyldfire 8y agoFrom the context it sounds like "insanity" here is used with a positive connotation.
- senorprogrammer 8y agoYou might have skimmed over the rest of the parent comment. The second paragraph clearly states a liking for things of this sort.
- dang 8y agoCan you please not break the HN guidelines like this? Even if you're right, a personal attack is the worst way to express that; and there are plenty of other plausible ways to interpret the comment you replied to. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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- nopacience 8y agoBack in the days software developers didnt announce this sort of thing and called it "easter eggs". According to wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_egg_(media) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_egg_(media) : > "In computer software and media, an Easter egg is an intentional inside joke, hidden message or image, or secret feature of a work. It is usually found in a computer program, video game, or DVD/Blu-ray Disc menu screen. The name is used to evoke the idea of a traditional Easter egg hunt.[2] The term was coined to describe a hidden message in the Atari video game Adventure that encouraged the player to find further hidden messages in later games, leading them on a 'hunt'.[3]"
- wahnfrieden 8y agoHe’s announcing it (and built it) as a reaction against the master/slave naming issue. It’s a political statement dismissing removal of exclusionary language. Not sure why I’m being downvoted because he’s publicly stated this on Twitter explicitly several times.
- xabuq 8y agoDid you read his other blog posts? He is not an exclusionary person, and labeling him as such, based on an impulsive reaction to an abstract word, with multiple contextual interpretations, is a misguided interpretation of recent events. His frustration at irrational demands for unnecessary effort is understandable.
- wahnfrieden 8y agoI have read what he’s been writing about this. By the way, “irrational demands for unnecessary effort” is a value judgment.
- xabuq 8y agoYeah, the inverse is also a value judgement.
- pseudalopex 8y agoCalling language exclusionary isn't labeling a person.
- dismissedReact 8y agoPointing out that someone might be viewed as putting forward "dismissive reactionary political statements against the removal of exlusionary language" is most certainly an attempt to smear and label someone.
- mperham 8y agoThere are at least four easter eggs in the Sidekiq source. You've found one. Kudos to antirez for starting this refactoring. Switching to replica will clear up this confusing terminology.
- malvosenior 8y agoI don't think anyone claimed to find the term confusing. They claimed to find it offensive (mostly on behalf of theoretical others).
- mperham 8y agoI find it confusing and nonsensical. As they say, naming is hard and using the correct term is a worthy refactoring IMO.
- malvosenior 8y agoAs you know, the term has been in use for decades and no one was confused. It's ok to say you find it offensive. I don't agree but it's a more honest take then all of the sudden finding a term that's been in use for 50+ years "confusing". In no way was the term master/slave stopping anyone from understanding how to implement functionality with Redis. There may even be a more accurate term for Redis' architecture, great. Is it worth a breaking change to get a better metaphor? IMO not in software deployed at the scope of Redis and those offended should have the onus of implementation and support.
- bigiain 8y ago> As you know, the term has been in use for decades and no one was confused. It's ok to say you find it offensive. I don't think that's a powerful argument _against_ the change antirez has chosen to make. There are a lot of other terms that were in common use for decades, that confused no-one, that reasonable people have stopped using because they're offensive to other groups of people.