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What I mean is that when it was announced that "V Programming Language is Released", it was just binaries and no source code: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?
by kdmccormick 7y ago
What I mean is that when it was announced that "V Programming Language is Released", it was just binaries and no source code: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20229632 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20229632
There's nothing wrong with releasing the binaries, but a more genuine headline might've been like "V Language: Alpha Compiler Binary Preview".
And the 0.09 second compilation is really cool! But a more genuine headline would've been "I got V to compile itself in 0.09 on my computer".
If you think I'm ranting or nit-picking, so be it. But my experience in software development is that exaggeration leaves a bad taste in people's mouths, and could harm the reputation of your otherwise really interesting language project.
- amedvednikov 7y agoThis was posted by someone else, I never announced it. Never saw this post. The binaries were released 2 days before the source code, which was a weird decision. I never realized literally tens of thousands were following my every move. I'd be more careful then.
- kdmccormick 7y agoThat is fair. You've piqued a lot of interest, and now a lot of people are following your every statement. I can imagine that managing those people's expectations isn't trivial. Best of luck! Looking forward to 1.0
- amedvednikov 7y agoThanks!