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It must depend on the project in ways I don't understand. Certainly while working on Firefox I saw tons of toxic behavior from users, and sometimes potential co
by roca 7y ago
It must depend on the project in ways I don't understand. Certainly while working on Firefox I saw tons of toxic behavior from users, and sometimes potential contributors. I've seen it in lots of other projects that I haven't worked on. But for rr (4.7K Github stars) I have seen none whatsoever. I wish I could explain the difference, but I can't.
- kragen 7y agorr is only useful to people with a minimal level of knowledge, and in most cases to people who have stood in your shoes. Firefox is useful to any six-year-old with a cellphone. Maybe that explains the difference.
- roca 7y agoThat could explain the difference between rr and Firefox, but it doesn't explain the difference between rr and all the other developer-oriented projects with toxicity issues.
- kragen 7y agoThat's true.
- maccam94 7y agoThere's variance in developer experience and skill as well. The software's purpose functions as an audience filter. There are still probably toxic people out there using your software, but not as many so they're less likely to bother you. From what I've read about rr, it sounds like awesome black magic, and I'd imagine most users appreciate how difficult its task is.