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Yeah he was the first to call me a scammer and claimed V had a dependency on glfw. He was really persistent with his attacks, even received a warning from dang

Yeah he was the first to call me a scammer and claimed V had a dependency on glfw. He was really persistent with his attacks, even received a warning from dang. I found it really surprising, because before the release he wrote: > Wow, that's incredibly fast. Self-hosted in 2 weeks? Hot code reloading? This is everything I plan to do with Zig, but apparently done already. How did you do it so quickly?

williamstein 4y ago
Can you provide a link for that quote? I want to read it in context, and my attempts searching the web only brings me back here and another place with this quote without a reference. Thanks!!
- raphlinus 4y ago
  It's legit, here you go: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19086589 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19086589 I'll also add, my personal reading of the quote has more than a note of "this sounds too good to be true." But that could well be a matter of interpretation.
  - Shadonototra 4y ago
    it not that comment, there was some attacks after that https://twitter.com/andy_kelley/status/1142503808901308418 https://twitter.com/andy_kelley/status/1142503808901308418 I can't find the article where he mentions that it is a scam, i also remember people attacking the patreon backers This tweet seems to be an apology so i guess we can move on EDIT: there i found it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20230351 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20230351
    - gompertz 4y ago
      Don't think was an apology. I find it dubious Zigs README on GitHub reads "never to exploit them financially". What a weird comment... Notwithstanding the whole readme comes off like a weird socialist manifesto. V seeking (and receiving) Patreon or GitHub donations is not exploiting anyone. Neither mechanism is a contract. Either can be cancelled anytime, immediately. So like it or not, the sponsorship is a pretty accurate reflection of satisfied people (unless one is simply too lazy to cancel their pledge...).
      - amedvednikov 4y ago
        Yes, that's also the vibe I got.
      - Shadonototra 4y ago
        Yeah you are right, i might have misread his tweet, after reading it again, it sounds like he knows he fucked up and is trying to save the face
- amedvednikov 4y ago
  Sure: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19086589 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19086589

williamstein 4y ago

Can you provide a link for that quote? I want to read it in context, and my attempts searching the web only brings me back here and another place with this quote without a reference. Thanks!!

raphlinus 4y ago
It's legit, here you go: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19086589 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19086589 I'll also add, my personal reading of the quote has more than a note of "this sounds too good to be true." But that could well be a matter of interpretation.
- Shadonototra 4y ago
  it not that comment, there was some attacks after that https://twitter.com/andy_kelley/status/1142503808901308418 https://twitter.com/andy_kelley/status/1142503808901308418 I can't find the article where he mentions that it is a scam, i also remember people attacking the patreon backers This tweet seems to be an apology so i guess we can move on EDIT: there i found it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20230351 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20230351
  - gompertz 4y ago
    Don't think was an apology. I find it dubious Zigs README on GitHub reads "never to exploit them financially". What a weird comment... Notwithstanding the whole readme comes off like a weird socialist manifesto. V seeking (and receiving) Patreon or GitHub donations is not exploiting anyone. Neither mechanism is a contract. Either can be cancelled anytime, immediately. So like it or not, the sponsorship is a pretty accurate reflection of satisfied people (unless one is simply too lazy to cancel their pledge...).
    - amedvednikov 4y ago
      Yes, that's also the vibe I got.
    - Shadonototra 4y ago
      Yeah you are right, i might have misread his tweet, after reading it again, it sounds like he knows he fucked up and is trying to save the face
amedvednikov 4y ago
Sure: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19086589 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19086589