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I avoid SO too. However, I didn't understand this: [...] There is no pass by reference, so I’m not sure where you got that. You’re simply passing the value,
by lovelearning 7y ago
I avoid SO too.
However, I didn't understand this:
[...]
There is no pass by reference, so I’m not sure where you got that. You’re simply passing the value, which is a copy and not going to change the original.
...is parading that they’re stupid and wrong, while beating your chest about how much smarter you are.
[...]
It sounds neutrally worded to me. Can somebody here point out what part of it is considered hostile and how it can be improved?
- rgoulter 7y agoSometimes 'explaining what you said was wrong' is interpreted as showing you're a smarter/better person, rather than information sharing. I liked this blog post about it. https://status451.com/2016/01/06/splain-it-to-me/ https://status451.com/2016/01/06/splain-it-to-me/ Yes, that comment could just be trying to be helpful / clarifying. I think it's not much of a stretch to say the upvotes incentivise the "popularity seeking" behaviour over "information sharing" behaviour.
- lovelearning 7y agoAs a non-native speaker, I have to admit I find it very very subtle, the kind of sentence I might speak / write / hear without even realizing something is off. Thank you for the link - the author's done a great job explaining it.