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This darklang project has been going on 5 years now. From my memory everyone quit or was laid off except the founder, who has been working on it as a one man ba
by monero-xmr 3y ago
This darklang project has been going on 5 years now. From my memory everyone quit or was laid off except the founder, who has been working on it as a one man band. But since the Israeli conflict he has publicly called out the VC industry and has become a sort of political warrior:
https://blog.paulbiggar.com/i-cant-sleep/ https://blog.paulbiggar.com/i-cant-sleep/
Overall I would stick to a normal language like Python over what this project is. It’s too ambitious for one person and it has all this other hair on it.
- PretzelPirate 3y agoAccording to the article: "At this point, the Darklang team is composed of Paul (the founder), myself (Stachu), and Feriel. As of the start of the year, Paul has stepped away to focus on Tech for Palestine. While focused on TFP, he continues to act as an advisor for Darklang as much as he has the capacity for."
- krainboltgreene 3y agoHonestly Paul is one of the last remaining people I look up to in this industry after 16 years (jesus). I've always had a soft spot for the work they're doing at darklang, but to also know the people behind it are kindred spirits is really warming.
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- ignoramous 3y ago> he has publicly called out the VC industry and has become a sort of political warrior These violent warriors challenging status quo and established norms: Only if they were obedient decent appropriate conformists, my world would be so much nicer.
- krainboltgreene 3y agoI don't know if posting to social media and making websites about the realities of a conflict make Paul a "violent warrior", but I guess that's what passes for OK commentary on HN now?
- spencerflem 3y agoI think the person you were replying to was being sarcastic, but tones hard to read on the internet
- monero-xmr 3y agoFront-and-center political takes (like a #FreePalestine and blog link at the very top of https://darklang.com/ https://darklang.com/) are not something I expect with the software I choose to use. It's a strange thing and makes me less likely to embrace an already risky, experimental software.
- bitwize 3y ago[flagged]
- monero-xmr 3y agoI think reasonable people can disagree and debate about what is happening in Israel. It's not a topic I want a banner splashed across the top when I'm considering a new language or SaaS product.
- krainboltgreene 3y agoThe doctrine of not caring what the companies are doing with their time/technology is how we got IBM.
- erulabs 3y agoThat you assume anyone who is even slightly hesitant to agree with you is a bad person is exactly the reason political statements, as good-intentioned as they may be, put people off. I don’t need an extra risk when choosing a tool. A divisive political statement, like it or not, is an extra risk.
- zogrodea 3y agoI agree with your point in general and dislike political drama which is often a headache, but people are starving and dying and being held hostage out there... so I don't really think this is the time where that sentiment is appropriate. Some decades from now, a gesture like this might be seen as similar to Bram's fundraising for Uganda (Vim's start-up screen) which is worthy of appreciation too. Most likely, a negative reaction to this is because it's an emotionally charged topic in the news and on social media.