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* Cries in Java - nay - ECMAScript version ES.Next Draft ECMA-262 *

by krono 6y ago

jhgb 6y ago
*Laughs in ANSI Common Lisp*
- crispyalmond 6y ago
  As much as I wish for another standard, I doubt we'll ever get one.
- aidenn0 6y ago
  Common lisp does change though. Package local nicknames and named readtables being the two obvious language level changes.
smt88 6y ago
I believe these types of comment memes are rare on HN because they obscure what might be an interesting point with an unoriginal, unfunny joke. I understand what it means because I've seen it on reddit, but a lot of people here don't use reddit. I hope that you'll consider just writing out your point in plain language in the future, especially for people are not "in on" the joke or don't speak English as a first language.
- krono 6y ago
  Sorry to hear that the joke wasn't well received. Your "get off my lawn you dirty Redditor" attack is not at all appreciated, and more harmful to this community than the odd sprinkle of this sort of clearly highly technical and in-depth humour. In hindsight I do agree that some more details could have been included for our friends who just need a little bit more context to connect the dots. Something I will keep in mind when possibly posting more content in the future. With English actually being only a tertiary language for me, it is actually sometimes difficult to convey the right tone in written text. Perhaps you could be a bit more considerate and less quick to assume in that regard.
  - smt88 6y ago
    You seem to have read much more into my comment than I wrote. Thank you for acknowledging the substance of my comment.
  - jhugo 6y ago
    fwiw, I have nothing against Redditors, often use Reddit as a source of information, generally appreciate “highly technical and in-depth” humour, English is my first language, and I’m familiar with Java/ECMAScript and its versions, but your original comment still made no sense at all to me. I actually thought it might be a bot with some bug in its sentence construction or something.

* Cries in Java - nay - ECMAScript version ES.Next Draft ECMA-262 *

by krono 6y ago

* Cries in Java - nay - ECMAScript version ES.Next Draft ECMA-262 *

jhgb 6y ago

*Laughs in ANSI Common Lisp*

crispyalmond 6y ago
As much as I wish for another standard, I doubt we'll ever get one.
aidenn0 6y ago
Common lisp does change though. Package local nicknames and named readtables being the two obvious language level changes.

smt88 6y ago

I believe these types of comment memes are rare on HN because they obscure what might be an interesting point with an unoriginal, unfunny joke. I understand what it means because I've seen it on reddit, but a lot of people here don't use reddit. I hope that you'll consider just writing out your point in plain language in the future, especially for people are not "in on" the joke or don't speak English as a first language.

krono 6y ago
Sorry to hear that the joke wasn't well received. Your "get off my lawn you dirty Redditor" attack is not at all appreciated, and more harmful to this community than the odd sprinkle of this sort of clearly highly technical and in-depth humour. In hindsight I do agree that some more details could have been included for our friends who just need a little bit more context to connect the dots. Something I will keep in mind when possibly posting more content in the future. With English actually being only a tertiary language for me, it is actually sometimes difficult to convey the right tone in written text. Perhaps you could be a bit more considerate and less quick to assume in that regard.
- smt88 6y ago
  You seem to have read much more into my comment than I wrote. Thank you for acknowledging the substance of my comment.
- jhugo 6y ago
  fwiw, I have nothing against Redditors, often use Reddit as a source of information, generally appreciate “highly technical and in-depth” humour, English is my first language, and I’m familiar with Java/ECMAScript and its versions, but your original comment still made no sense at all to me. I actually thought it might be a bot with some bug in its sentence construction or something.