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Before y'all go nuts with the criticisms... "Yes, we built a message broker using nothing but UNIX signals and a bit of Ruby magic. Sure, it’s not production-r

Before y'all go nuts with the criticisms... "Yes, we built a message broker using nothing but UNIX signals and a bit of Ruby magic. Sure, it’s not production-ready, and you definitely shouldn’t use this in your next startup (please don’t), but that was never the point. "The real takeaway here isn’t the broker itself: it’s understanding how the fundamentals work. We explored binary operations, UNIX signals, and IPC in a hands-on way that most people never bother with. "We took something “useless” and made it work, just for fun. So next time someone asks you about message brokers, you can casually mention that you once built (or saw) one using just two signals. And if they look at you weird, well, that’s their problem. Now go build something equally useless and amazing. The world needs more hackers who experiment just for the fun of it."

SchwKatze 1y ago
Unfortunately I bet that 90% won't even reach at that part and just ragebait based on the title. The golden rule of modern age is always do the disclaimer as soon as possible.
- cortesoft 1y ago
  Or you could skip the rage bait title entirely?
  - SchwKatze 1y ago
    Maybe, but I know Leandro, it was more a joke than anything else. People just don't chill, the post is cool
    - bawolff 1y ago
      "Its just a joke, bro" is always a terrible defense for rude behaviour.
      - SchwKatze 1y ago
        I'm truly curious to know why would this be rude, seriously. Maybe it's a cultural mismatch. For me ragebait and rudeness are things like: "X sucks, use Y", "If you aren't doing W you're losing money", etc. He never said that Kafka sucks, nor anything related, obviously you can't replace kafka with only two signals. I'm asking with all politeness as possible, I just wanna understand what other people consider improper behavior
        jamiejquinn 1y ago
        Nah, I wouldn't say this is rude or even a ragebait title. It's completely accurate and to the point...
    - cortesoft 1y ago
      That's fine, but then you shouldn't be surprised and complain when people respond to the rage bait.
  - dataflow 1y ago
    What would a better title be?
    - cortesoft 1y ago
      The one they changed the HN title to be… basically remove the “You don’t need Kafka” bit.
      - dataflow 1y ago
        Oh I never sad the original, that's why I was confused. Thanks.
- piekvorst 1y ago
  The later the disclaimer, the funnier.

SchwKatze 1y ago

Unfortunately I bet that 90% won't even reach at that part and just ragebait based on the title. The golden rule of modern age is always do the disclaimer as soon as possible.

cortesoft 1y ago
Or you could skip the rage bait title entirely?
- SchwKatze 1y ago
  Maybe, but I know Leandro, it was more a joke than anything else. People just don't chill, the post is cool
  - bawolff 1y ago
    "Its just a joke, bro" is always a terrible defense for rude behaviour.
    - SchwKatze 1y ago
      I'm truly curious to know why would this be rude, seriously. Maybe it's a cultural mismatch. For me ragebait and rudeness are things like: "X sucks, use Y", "If you aren't doing W you're losing money", etc. He never said that Kafka sucks, nor anything related, obviously you can't replace kafka with only two signals. I'm asking with all politeness as possible, I just wanna understand what other people consider improper behavior
      - jamiejquinn 1y ago
        Nah, I wouldn't say this is rude or even a ragebait title. It's completely accurate and to the point...
  - cortesoft 1y ago
    That's fine, but then you shouldn't be surprised and complain when people respond to the rage bait.
- dataflow 1y ago
  What would a better title be?
  - cortesoft 1y ago
    The one they changed the HN title to be… basically remove the “You don’t need Kafka” bit.
    - dataflow 1y ago
      Oh I never sad the original, that's why I was confused. Thanks.
piekvorst 1y ago
The later the disclaimer, the funnier.