5 ms·

I don't think the issue is just contributions. It's the visibility. When you're a somewhat famous programmer releasing a long anticipated project, there's goin

I don't think the issue is just contributions. It's the visibility. When you're a somewhat famous programmer releasing a long anticipated project, there's going to be a lot of eyes on that project. That's just going to come with hassle.

diggan 2y ago
> That's just going to come with hassle. Well, it is the public internet, people are free to discuss whatever they come across. Just like you're free to ignore all of them, and release your software Bellard-style (just dump the release at your website, see https://bellard.org/ https://bellard.org/) without any bug tracker or place for people to send patches to.
- sesm 2y ago
  One is also free to not provide the food for discussion, that's the choice jblow made.
  - codr7 2y ago
    Timing IS important, releasing too early can kill public opinion on a project.
    - ModernMech 2y ago
      So can announcing too early. See: Duke Nukem Forever. Or in the language domain, V-lang.
tialaramex 2y ago
Having a lot of eyes on it is only a problem if you either have a self-esteem problem and so the inevitable criticism will blow you up or, you've got an ego problem and so the inevitable criticism will hurt your poor fragile ego. I think we can be sure which of these will be a problem for Jonathan "Why didn't people pay $$$ for a remaster of my old game which no longer stands out as interesting?" Blow.
- stinkbutt 2y ago
  yep and JBlow is a massive gatekeeper who discourages people from learning programming if he doesn't believe they can program the way he thinks a programmer should. He is absolutely running from any criticism that will hurt his enormous yet incredibly fragile ego.
  - mkzetta 2y ago
    The hate he is receiving is bizarre. It takes guts to be opinionated - you are effectively spilling your mind (and heart) to people. And yet some people will assume the worst about you even if it's an exact inversion of the truth.
    - ModernMech 2y ago
      Opinionated people are polarizing, it makes perfect sense.
- mkzetta 2y ago
  He routinely livestreams himself working on the language. He doesn't seem afraid of attention.

diggan 2y ago

> That's just going to come with hassle. Well, it is the public internet, people are free to discuss whatever they come across. Just like you're free to ignore all of them, and release your software Bellard-style (just dump the release at your website, see https://bellard.org/ https://bellard.org/) without any bug tracker or place for people to send patches to.

sesm 2y ago
One is also free to not provide the food for discussion, that's the choice jblow made.
- codr7 2y ago
  Timing IS important, releasing too early can kill public opinion on a project.
  - ModernMech 2y ago
    So can announcing too early. See: Duke Nukem Forever. Or in the language domain, V-lang.

tialaramex 2y ago

Having a lot of eyes on it is only a problem if you either have a self-esteem problem and so the inevitable criticism will blow you up or, you've got an ego problem and so the inevitable criticism will hurt your poor fragile ego. I think we can be sure which of these will be a problem for Jonathan "Why didn't people pay $$$ for a remaster of my old game which no longer stands out as interesting?" Blow.

stinkbutt 2y ago
yep and JBlow is a massive gatekeeper who discourages people from learning programming if he doesn't believe they can program the way he thinks a programmer should. He is absolutely running from any criticism that will hurt his enormous yet incredibly fragile ego.
- mkzetta 2y ago
  The hate he is receiving is bizarre. It takes guts to be opinionated - you are effectively spilling your mind (and heart) to people. And yet some people will assume the worst about you even if it's an exact inversion of the truth.
  - ModernMech 2y ago
    Opinionated people are polarizing, it makes perfect sense.
mkzetta 2y ago
He routinely livestreams himself working on the language. He doesn't seem afraid of attention.