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It’s the most voted submission on HN right now. We gather here because we like this stuff. And here you are wasting your time accusing us of being everything th
by jdmoreira 5y ago
It’s the most voted submission on HN right now. We gather here because we like this stuff.
And here you are wasting your time accusing us of being everything that’s wrong with tech.
The thing you fail to understand is that we aren’t in this for the money or the validation or the status.
We simply like fiddling with computers, languages, etc.
Computers were my hobby way before they were my job.
- IncRnd 5y agoIt's great that you like playing with computers, languages, etc. Nobody is minimizing that. But, many people who see a new computer language want to know what is unique about it. It is completely valid to ask, "why should I use Janet (the language)?" Many people are familiar with or expert with many programming paradigms and have written their own DSLs or general purpose languages. Others are expert in fields that intersect with languages and want to know if there is specific applicability to their domain. Seeing a new language that doesn't solve a unique problem or solve a problem in a novel way is often a complete non-starter. For that reason, many people expect a page on a new language to state the purpose of the language, even if the purpose is, "I wanted to play with writing a langauge." That's cool, too. I'm pretty sure that is why several people have asked that question.
- andi999 5y agoThat is exactly what I had in mind. Thank you for putting it so clearly.
- IncRnd 5y agoI'm glad it helped convey what you also had in mind.
- detaro 5y ago> It is completely valid to ask, "why should I use Janet (the language)? Note that that isn't the question they started with (and would likely have provoked a different response). Perceived tone matters very much with a one-sentence question.