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When you start a comment off with a sentence like that, you lose all credibility.
by nicholasjhenry 14y ago
When you start a comment off with a sentence like that, you lose all credibility.
- primatology 14y agoI don't necessarily think so. He draws you in with said outrageous remark and proceeds to raise some good points.
- nicholasjhenry 14y agoIt doesn't really invite discussion. If you were the original author of the blog post would you engage with the author of the comment?
- primatology 14y agoGood point. There are friendlier (better?) ways to discuss flaws.
- jamesbritt 14y agojudofyr is about as credible about Ruby as they come.
- nicholasjhenry 14y agoIf that's the case, why does he need to start a discussion with that kind of statement?
- jamesbritt 14y agoBecause maybe it's fucking ridiculous? You'll have to decide if he made his case or not, but if that's what he thinks then better he just come right out with it instead of dancing around. Note that he did not call James ridiculous, he criticized the idea. Which is how it should go (if there's going to be criticism). You can debate whether his assertion is justified, but some (many, perhaps) ideas really are fucking ridiculous and it's better to just cut to the chase.