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V... Overpromised, and underdelivered, on what it could do. Promised complete Type Safety, before the type checker was even implemented, for example. As for co
by shakna 2y ago
V... Overpromised, and underdelivered, on what it could do. Promised complete Type Safety, before the type checker was even implemented, for example.
As for concerns... The main developer is a concern. Hard to trust them to support the language well, with some of the... Well, tantrums. This isn't aimed at a personal attack. But it is very hard to describe their responses in another manner.
This [0] thread on HN covers some of all of the above.
But, probably also important to point out that V and its drama have had dang threaten to ban the topic altogether [1]. There's a lot of drama.
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39492680 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39492680
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37335249 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37335249
- n42 2y agoOh. I fear that I have unwittingly summoned HN demons.
- -__---____-ZXyw 2y agoYes, you seem to have done so. If, of course, by "demons" you mean people who write nicely formatted, polite, well-written responses attempting to answer your question fully, including links to further reading.
- n42 2y agoI was referring specifically to dang's post in the linked thread. I realized I had accidentally stumbled onto a topic with such a controversial history on this site that it might have been banned outright. As in, HN's personal demons; unresolved controversy. The comment wasn't about anyone in particular.