I learned a bunch of programming languages on IRC, and the C and C++ communities on freenode were by far the most toxic I've encountered. Now that Rust is succ

I learned a bunch of programming languages on IRC, and the C and C++ communities on freenode were by far the most toxic I've encountered. Now that Rust is succesfully assimilating those communities, I have noticed the same toxicity on less well moderated forums, like the subreddit. The Discord luckily is still great. It's probably really important to separate the curmudgeons from the fresh initiates to provide an enjoyable and positive experience for both groups. Discord makes that really easy. In the Ruby IRC channel curmudgeons would simply be shot down instantly with MINASWAN style arguments. In the Haskell IRC channel I guess it was basically accepted that everyone was learning new things all the time, and there was always someone willing to teach at the level you were trying to learn.