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The developers motives doesn’t change the snarky way jart wrote their comment. And if you felt their comment was acceptable then I question how much you’ve con

The developers motives doesn’t change the snarky way jart wrote their comment. And if you felt their comment was acceptable then I question how much you’ve contributed to open source yourself. Snarky comments like jarts are all too common and really demotivate people from maintaining popular projects. But don’t just take my word on it, there’s a plethora of other contributors who’ve talked about this topic as well.

TeMPOraL 2y ago
Where's the snark though? jart's comment reads true literally. Compile times are a big deal, and 'jart is right about individual vs. collective problems. And unlike most other critics on the Internet, 'jart actually provided a solution along with the criticism. If that kind of behavior "demotivates [some] people from maintaining popular projects", I still feel it's a net win.
wiseowise 2y ago
What difference does it even make if it’s an open source project or not? Compile times are a big deal.
- hnlmorg 2y ago
  I’m not talking about compile times. I’m talking about the way people should communicate respectfully.
  - jart 2y ago
    Well maybe you should be, since focusing on the technology is what allows our disagreements to be impersonal.
    - hnlmorg 2y ago
      Exactly. Which, unfortunately, isn’t how you framed your original comment. Instead you talked about the authors motives and indirectly called them lazy. If you focused your comment purely on the technology rather than making ad hominem attacks to the contributor then we wouldn’t need to be having this conversation to begin with.
  - wiseowise 2y ago
    Believe me, his message is as respectful as it gets. I have far, far, FAR stronger words for “people” who don’t respect other people’s time by not caring about compile times. Words that would make Linus blush.
    - hnlmorg 2y ago
      That’s more a statement on yourself though. You don’t need to comment that way, you choose to. So my point stands.

TeMPOraL 2y ago

Where's the snark though? jart's comment reads true literally. Compile times are a big deal, and 'jart is right about individual vs. collective problems. And unlike most other critics on the Internet, 'jart actually provided a solution along with the criticism. If that kind of behavior "demotivates [some] people from maintaining popular projects", I still feel it's a net win.

wiseowise 2y ago

What difference does it even make if it’s an open source project or not? Compile times are a big deal.

hnlmorg 2y ago
I’m not talking about compile times. I’m talking about the way people should communicate respectfully.
- jart 2y ago
  Well maybe you should be, since focusing on the technology is what allows our disagreements to be impersonal.
  - hnlmorg 2y ago
    Exactly. Which, unfortunately, isn’t how you framed your original comment. Instead you talked about the authors motives and indirectly called them lazy. If you focused your comment purely on the technology rather than making ad hominem attacks to the contributor then we wouldn’t need to be having this conversation to begin with.
- wiseowise 2y ago
  Believe me, his message is as respectful as it gets. I have far, far, FAR stronger words for “people” who don’t respect other people’s time by not caring about compile times. Words that would make Linus blush.
  - hnlmorg 2y ago
    That’s more a statement on yourself though. You don’t need to comment that way, you choose to. So my point stands.