3 ms·
I meant the Threads point as a hypothetical example not a literal one. I see annoying and repetitive comments on HN all the time. I don't have to upvote them or
by vogon_laureate 3y ago
I meant the Threads point as a hypothetical example not a literal one. I see annoying and repetitive comments on HN all the time. I don't have to upvote them or engage with them at all. I can merrily skip on by. Unless they're being abusive or threatening, I don't see what the problem is?
Clearly enough people think Google's record of hypeware-to-abandonware cycle is worth raising again and again because it's a frustrating aspect of the company's 'innovation' process and HN is a fairly influential place to keep that issue alive in the hopes that it might lead to some change or at the very least inform people who are considering investing a lot of time, energy, and capital into depending on such projects. It's also not exclusive to Google[1], though perhaps the one most notorious for it.
I've also found those "Python slow, Rust fast" threads genuinely useful because they prompt people to report on progress in Python on that front, or indeed even how the two languages can work together to play to each other's strengths.[2]
[1]: https://killedby.tech/
[2]: https://pythonspeed.com/articles/easiest-rust-python/