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I don't think this is positioned to replace Wordpress, Astro, Hugo, etc by any means. It is just a barebones framework written as a love letter to the language

I don't think this is positioned to replace Wordpress, Astro, Hugo, etc by any means. It is just a barebones framework written as a love letter to the language of C. If its a loveletter to a language than telling you the language is important because that's its sole reason for existing. Someone probably just took this on as a challenge for fun. It's not designed to be in the next YC cohort. And for that reason, I enjoyed reading through the code and marveling at the simplicity and power of C. It made me warm and fuzzy. But I'm not going to use it. I might fork it and play with it for fun though.

James_K 3y ago
You've fallen for the exact thing I was talking about. This software is written to serve blog websites though a CGI module. I don't even know what a "love-letter to C" is, but this software clearly exists with the intention of someone using it.
- kelnos 3y ago
  If you don't know what a love letter to C is, maybe you aren't the target demographic. That's fine, but there's no reason to get up in arms about it.
- jacurtis 3y ago
  > I don't even know what a "love-letter to C" is Oh come on, you've never done something just for the passion of it? Not trying to earn money or get famous, you just do something because you personally enjoy it with no other motivation than that. Even if you haven't, a lot of people do stuff purely for their own personal satisfaction. That's what a "love letter to x" is. You just do it for the love. We are going into a weekend, I challenge you to do something just for the love of it.
  - James_K 3y ago
    Code which achieves nothing is called "boilerplate" and I've yet to find anyone passionate about writing it. The joy of programming, to me at least, is solving problems. Hence code which does not solve problems is not enjoyable.
    - knowaveragejoe 3y ago
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- marcus0x62 3y ago
  Perhaps you are too huffed up on your own farts (whatever that means) to realize this just isn’t for you, but for some reason, is living rent free in your head.
  - James_K 3y ago
    [flagged]
    - serf 3y ago
      I think you're right, but I think you're getting down-voted because 1: the phrasing was crass, and 2: this is a forum filled with developers, all obsessive with whatever language that they're playing with. I absolutely agree that it's a red flag generally when something says "This is X, written in Y!" -- to me it's usually a sign that the software project at hand is looking for developers, or it's trying to appeal to developers -- which is usually code for "undocumented, difficult to use, unsupported otherwise." as far as the user themselves are concerned. It's typical that a piece of software drops the language comments once it reaches a certain size threshold. The scope changes, it's no longer about loving C; it's about capturing market share. If it so happens that it hits market popularity it becomes 'This is X!'. But.. like you said , I think that it's a sign of something else regarding the project.
      - ninjin 3y ago
        I disagree. The downvotes and flags are (in my mind) because the behaviour, both in tone and content, at display leads to utterly boring discussions. I am confident that the user can do better and I expect them to do better when expressing their point of view. Your comment being an excellent example of how one can remain civilised, not poison the discussion, and still get pretty much the same point across.
        James_K 3y ago
        Who are you to say that I cannot speak passionately? Who are you to expect "better" of me? If you do not like something, you are free to ignore it. If you cannot respond to something level-headedly, then don't. It's not my responsibility to present my opinions in a way you find pleasing.
thomond 3y ago
I don't think this is a "loveletter". It's at least 23 years old and is still maintained so it seems to be a serious project with people using it. https://boston.conman.org/2023/01/19.1 https://boston.conman.org/2023/01/19.1
kelnos 3y ago
Oof, as someone who has written hundreds of thousands of lines of C (at least), I'm not sure I'd write it a love letter. Maybe a letter of grudging respect, where I break up with it.

James_K 3y ago

You've fallen for the exact thing I was talking about. This software is written to serve blog websites though a CGI module. I don't even know what a "love-letter to C" is, but this software clearly exists with the intention of someone using it.

kelnos 3y ago
If you don't know what a love letter to C is, maybe you aren't the target demographic. That's fine, but there's no reason to get up in arms about it.
jacurtis 3y ago
> I don't even know what a "love-letter to C" is Oh come on, you've never done something just for the passion of it? Not trying to earn money or get famous, you just do something because you personally enjoy it with no other motivation than that. Even if you haven't, a lot of people do stuff purely for their own personal satisfaction. That's what a "love letter to x" is. You just do it for the love. We are going into a weekend, I challenge you to do something just for the love of it.
- James_K 3y ago
  Code which achieves nothing is called "boilerplate" and I've yet to find anyone passionate about writing it. The joy of programming, to me at least, is solving problems. Hence code which does not solve problems is not enjoyable.
  - knowaveragejoe 3y ago
    [dead]
marcus0x62 3y ago
Perhaps you are too huffed up on your own farts (whatever that means) to realize this just isn’t for you, but for some reason, is living rent free in your head.
- James_K 3y ago
  [flagged]
  - serf 3y ago
    I think you're right, but I think you're getting down-voted because 1: the phrasing was crass, and 2: this is a forum filled with developers, all obsessive with whatever language that they're playing with. I absolutely agree that it's a red flag generally when something says "This is X, written in Y!" -- to me it's usually a sign that the software project at hand is looking for developers, or it's trying to appeal to developers -- which is usually code for "undocumented, difficult to use, unsupported otherwise." as far as the user themselves are concerned. It's typical that a piece of software drops the language comments once it reaches a certain size threshold. The scope changes, it's no longer about loving C; it's about capturing market share. If it so happens that it hits market popularity it becomes 'This is X!'. But.. like you said , I think that it's a sign of something else regarding the project.
    - ninjin 3y ago
      I disagree. The downvotes and flags are (in my mind) because the behaviour, both in tone and content, at display leads to utterly boring discussions. I am confident that the user can do better and I expect them to do better when expressing their point of view. Your comment being an excellent example of how one can remain civilised, not poison the discussion, and still get pretty much the same point across.
      - James_K 3y ago
        Who are you to say that I cannot speak passionately? Who are you to expect "better" of me? If you do not like something, you are free to ignore it. If you cannot respond to something level-headedly, then don't. It's not my responsibility to present my opinions in a way you find pleasing.

thomond 3y ago

I don't think this is a "loveletter". It's at least 23 years old and is still maintained so it seems to be a serious project with people using it. https://boston.conman.org/2023/01/19.1 https://boston.conman.org/2023/01/19.1

kelnos 3y ago

Oof, as someone who has written hundreds of thousands of lines of C (at least), I'm not sure I'd write it a love letter. Maybe a letter of grudging respect, where I break up with it.