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Spam PRs are frustrating but this rant just reads as petty and vindictive. The author claims that he doesn't "want to cancel or shame him personally", which ju
by tom-_- 6y ago
Spam PRs are frustrating but this rant just reads as petty and vindictive.
The author claims that he doesn't "want to cancel or shame him personally", which just rings of false humility considering he named the article "How One Guy Ruined #Hacktoberfest2020" and then chose to expose his Youtube name repeatedly, something even other frustrated tweeters chose NOT to do.
Here's what CodeWithHarry did:
He created an example video of submitting a PR to an open source project that repeatedly reminded its viewers to make worthwhile contributions.
He then posted a lengthy response to again inform his viewers to NOT submit spammy PRs.
He's acting responsibly and in good faith.
Does this deserve lynching by the twitter mob?
Edit: Yes, the video appears to be mostly about showing kids how to get free swag with open source contributions without too much concern for whether these PRs are worthwhile. But the author of this post is absolutely trying to shame/cancel him personally.
- throwaway24324 6y agoYou forget to mention the part where he says "not to spend too much time" on the pull requests.
- occamschainsaw 6y agoI am not sure if it was entirely good faith. In the video he explicitly states (in Hindi) that this is an easy way to get a free t-shirt in few clicks, you don't even need to know anything about GitHub.
- _RPL5_ 6y agoThe top comment in this thread (from someone who speaks the language) says that he openly encouraged people to spam meaningless PRs in order to get "free swag." I think the rebuke he is getting is deserved.
- hobofan 6y agoEven the title of the video is "How to Earn Free T-Shirt, Swag & Goodies Online!", and the description is in the same vein mostly focusing on getting swag, while seeing (meaningful) PRs as secondary.