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>I don’t want it to read as “S3 is awfully slow, that’s what the problem was. If they were using GCS then < awesome outcome >”. You don't mention Google at all
by hnaccy 8y ago
>I don’t want it to read as “S3 is awfully slow, that’s what the problem was. If they were using GCS then < awesome outcome >”.
You don't mention Google at all outside of the opening statement so who would read it that way?
- gpm 8y agoGoogle cloud is a significant direct competitor to AWS. Anything criticizing AWS reads that way to some extent.
- icelancer 8y agoBecause if he doesn't disclose it and we find out, it looks terrible and like he's trying to hide something.
- OJFord 8y agoIf I know a competitor wrote it, I don't read it as negative. To me, it's a welcome courtesy, but as you say, I couldn't assume it if absent; so I'd probably paint a negative picture of S3 with the same albeit unprefaced sentence. (Plus, I'm always pleased to see someone not call it a 'disclaimer'!)
- shaklee3 8y agoHe mentions Google frequently in his posts for context. It's very useful, and there was nothing disparaging that he said.
- ksec 8y agoDisclosure of Interest should be a common practice across all Industry and web discussions. It provides a lot of additional perspective, most of the places do not adhere to this. Fortunately HN has kept the culture of disclosure intact.