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> Those "weird websites" have a reputation one can track. Do they? I mean, I don't track them. But as an example, let's use CBC. They've published nearly a
by dismalaf 4mo ago
> Those "weird websites" have a reputation one can track.
Do they? I mean, I don't track them.
But as an example, let's use CBC. They've published nearly a redaction per day on their stories... https://www.cbc.ca/news/corrections-clarifications-1.5893564 https://www.cbc.ca/news/corrections-clarifications-1.5893564
They're a government run, public broadcaster and they're this poor... But they're an acceptable Wikipedia source.
Meanwhile, someone like the Primeagen has 1.15 million followers and has used Odin. That's not notable?
JangaFX products have been used by creators that cumulatively have millions of subscribers, on top of a website that says they use Odin, on top of the CEO and others X accounts, but that's not enough to convince people JangaFX is a real company with real products?
Remember, CNN and all the "trusted" news outlets also have YouTube accounts.
- DiogenesKynikos 4mo agoPublishing retractions is a sign of reliability. Wikipedia is actually more concerned about sources that don't publish retractions. If Odin is so notable, why haven't any of the normal tech publications ever mentioned it? One company using it does not necessarily make it notable. > Remember, CNN and all the "trusted" news outlets also have YouTube accounts. And those YouTube accounts are not considered reliable sources by Wikipedia. In fact, basically only CNN's published articles are considered reliable.
- dismalaf 4mo ago> the normal tech publications Name 1 "normal tech publication" that anyone reads that covers programming languages.
- DiogenesKynikos 4mo agoThis took me approximately two seconds to find: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/linux-leaders-pave-a-path-for-rust-in-kernel-while-supporting-c-veterans/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/linux-leaders-pave-a...
- dismalaf 4mo agoA gossip article about Linux, Linus and Rust? You're not selling it...
- DiogenesKynikos 4mo agoI gave you the first search result. There are probably tens of thousands of articles in newspapers and magazines about Rust, along with probably hundreds of published books. Unlike Odin, Rust is notable and heavily covered by secondary sources.
- dismalaf 4mo agoIf it's so easy to find why did you choose gossip? Take the second hit or third if it's all so technical. But it's not. It's all garbage gossip because Ars Technica is a garbage site, it's like TMZ for nerds. As for books... https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Odin-Programming-Language-Zylinski-ebook/dp/B0DQ1V7LW4?dplnkId=871c2074-0fe1-43fb-806d-c4dce45c6cef https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Odin-Programming-Langua...
- DiogenesKynikos 4mo agoIs your position that all coverage of Rust is gossip? That's just not a tenable position. By the way, the article I linked to discusses the history of Rust in the Linux kernel, which is hardly gossip and illustrates why Rust is notable. You've finally found a better source than YouTube for Odin. Whether it meets Wikipedia's standards will probably depend on whether it's self-published.