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This line of comments is toxic but so close to being constructive that I have to comment. You had an opportunity to help a php newb get better. Your comment ev
by edmundsauto 3y ago
This line of comments is toxic but so close to being constructive that I have to comment.
You had an opportunity to help a php newb get better. Your comment even did the work to present the ways to improve the code. It’s all undercut by the tone, however, which really sounds like you’re just shitting on OP.
It would have been easier to just call out ways OP can improve than to shit on their work. Why take the extra effort to be mean?
- hipadev23 3y ago[flagged]
- edmundsauto 3y agoThe overall tone is dismissive. If I were new to php and read this, my only takeaway would be “this is awful you are not cut out to program why even bother.” The last line is also mean - you don’t need to diminish the scope for someone’s first project. Was the purpose of your comment to help this person improve? Or to show your superiority? It came across as the latter but was so close to being really awesome if the negativity werent present.
- pvg 3y agoIt’s a dismissive put down with a side of chatGPT swipery. You can’t comment on other people’s work like that, especially in a show HN. Criticism has to be constructive rather than tropey. Take a look at https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html