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"Show HN: I implemented generics in my programming language" does not deserve the roast "I built a language nobody will use just to learn generics" It's not
by publicdebates 10mo ago
"Show HN: I implemented generics in my programming language"
does not deserve the roast
"I built a language nobody will use just to learn generics"
It's not fair to assume the author didn't know how to implement generics before this project. It's also not fair to assume the project won't gain traction. Zig and Rust started out small too! This just goes a little too far for my tastes.
- Kwpolska 10mo agoIf you read the post, a more accurate title is "I don't know what generics are but I'm implementing a programming language anyway".
- idiotsecant 10mo agostill funny.
- forgotpwd16 10mo ago>It's not fair to assume the author didn't know how to implement generics before this project Yeah... what they ended up implementing is not generics. So good thing the LLM doesn't read link/comments too or will've probably wrote an actual roast. >It's also not fair to assume the project won't gain traction Very fair to assume this. Referencing Rust/Zig disregarding the thousands other now abandoned ones is survivorship bias. Most small hobby projects remain small. But, besides joking about it, "built [something] nobody will use", if is in their free time, and enjoy it, does it matter? Is there a need for all hobby projects to have a goal of making it big? >This just goes a little too far for my tastes. But the "Please star my repo so I can get a job" is fine?