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This is not "honest", this is mostly just dismissive. The headings are no more neutral and explanatory than the originals, because, I suppose, the intent was ju
by nine_k 11mo ago
This is not "honest", this is mostly just dismissive. The headings are no more neutral and explanatory than the originals, because, I suppose, the intent was just having fun.
"We rewrote it in snark so you have to upvote".
- ok123456 11mo agoIs it wrong, though?
- ctrlmeta 11mo agoYes, it is wrong. Take the top one: > We rewrote it in Rust so you have to upvote it I'm pretty sure they didn't go through all the trouble of rewriting it in Rust to get some internet forum points!
- ok123456 11mo agoUsually, people highlight functional/architectural changes over superficial things like language choice.
- ctrlmeta 11mo agoThat's true. But it is also true that almost nobody rewrites a whole complex software in Rust to get internet forum points from HN people. Your question was "Is it wrong, though?" The answer is "Yes"
- alt227 11mo agoBut it sure does lampoon a current point which is that people seem pretty quick to want to share their Rust rewrites of other software.
- chuckadams 11mo agoTo quote Foghorn Leghorn: It's a joke, son, you're supposed to laugh.
- ctrlmeta 11mo agoThe joke was fun the first time. When the joke posts (low effort AI slop no less!) are spammed to HN every week, it stops being fun.
- alt227 11mo agoIts on the front page, that means it atttracted attention and was upvoted. If what you are saying was true, these posts would die very quickly and we would never see them. Maybe its just you who doesnt like them?
- ctrlmeta 11mo ago> Maybe its just you who doesnt like them? Obviously it's just me who doesn't like them. What's your point?
- alt227 11mo agoI already made my point. If the community agrees with you then we wont see these on the front page anymore. If not then you will either need to be ok with seeing more of them, or not read HN.
- unethical_ban 11mo agoThey're defensive to the point of hostility. Not sure what compels that.
- unethical_ban 11mo agoI guess if everyone thinks mocking peoples' projects and efforts is funny, it's okay! My opinion is a weakly that this is tiring and borderline insulting to people who are genuinely looking for feedback and community. Clever once a year or so, but the creator has leaned into it and posted a lot of meta in a small timeline.
- SideburnsOfDoom 11mo agoWell, this one is wrong: "I built a language nobody will use just to learn generics" The comments make it clear that the language author has not yet learned generics by this exercise.
- barfoure 11mo agoIt’s a Fark.com style applied to HN. Maybe we should do a SomethingAwful theme next?