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The tool is simpler than sed because it misses a lot of stuff that sed actually does. That's what you and the people mocking this project have missed. Well, t
by manicdee 14y ago
The tool is simpler than sed because it misses a lot of stuff that sed actually does.
That's what you and the people mocking this project have missed.
Well, there's also the old idea of "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it." Or the idea of constructive criticism. Or the idea of contributing useful patches to the project.
So yes, there is something you and the armchair experts missed: software doesn't exist in a vacuum, and the people behind the software might have some emotional investment in their work.
As for the original project author, it bears mentioning that if you can't handle ridicule, don't appear in public. Someone, somewhere, will find a reason to mock you. It might be your choice of language, your formatting style, your_use_of_long_variable_names, UseOfCamelCase, too much/too little abstraction of methods, the colour of your hair, your choice of footwear, too much/too little hair, or that your name isn't common.
Mocking people has never led to things getting better.
- swdunlop 14y agoI disagree, slightly. Mockery is sometimes the only way to make the powerful, oblivious or powerfully oblivious pay attention. I agree that it is not a reasonable tool against someone who isn't hurting anyone.
- arcatek 14y agoI see your point, but I slightly disagree. It could be worthy to kindly say that there is a 'standard' way to do it, since the author may not be aware of find or sed. And if they are, some readers may not.
- mrgoldenbrown 14y agoShe mentions sed in the readme. She knows about it, and has informed potential users as well.
- TheEmpath 14y ago"the people behind the software might have some emotional investment in their work." If you are coding to relieve an unresolved emotional tension that just has no other outlet instead of solving an actual problem, you are in the wrong industry. Go be the first Jackson Pollock programmer.