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Your point was that some developers you know would spend months getting comfortable with the language and semantics. My point is, most of them already know a l

• jay-barronville 2y ago
  > As for the HN guidelines. Sorry if you felt like I crossed a line. Never my intention. I didn’t feel like you crossed a line—according to the HN guidelines [0], you very clearly crossed a line. You responded with snarky strawmans instead of responding, in good faith, to the actual point I made. To quote the guidelines: > Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes. > Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith. [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
• jay-barronville 2y ago
  > Your point was that some developers you know would spend months getting comfortable with the language and semantics. > > My point is, most of them already know a lot of the semantics. It’s the semantics they keep in their head while trying to be safe in C! The most fascinating aspect of interactions like these is that I’m literally sharing the real life experience shared by myself and my colleagues, and you’re just like, “Nope, that’s not the case!” Well, thanks…I guess I have nothing else to add to this discussion then.