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I have a ton of files on github and gist, most of them are absolute crap. Honest question: Is it okay for someone else to say (without swearing or making pers
by donohoe 14y ago
I have a ton of files on github and gist, most of them are absolute crap.
Honest question:
Is it okay for someone else to say (without swearing or making personal jabs) in public that it is also crap?
And again, to emphasize, this is a sincere question.
- columbo 14y agoI don't think it's possible to answer without getting into a debate about community, morality and ethics. There's no way to distill this down to a "unit test". Will it bother me? Maybe, depends on who it is. XxHackerPants420xX's tweet of 'Columbo is teh code suxxor' wouldn't bother me as much as pg choosing to write a personal blog post titled 'ode to Columbo's shitty github account'. Is it okay? Meh. It isn't a community I'd want to be part of. I truly believe in the power of constructive criticism and I don't believe anyone can survive this environment by wearing their hearts on their sleeve. However, there's never justification for rudeness.
- xHackrPants420x 14y agoColumbo is teh code suxxor
- donohoe 14y agoI understand. I didn't mean it as a unit test, more a litmus test. And I agree - constructive criticism trumps criticism. Is it okay? Meh. It isn't a community I'd want to be part of Also agree. However I'm unease about people flogged in public over generic criticisms. I think its important that people can say things (yeah, even mean things) since sometimes its warranted. I'd prefer we save the public flogging to those that step over a hard-to-define line. I don't think that line was crossed in his case.
- chris_wot 14y agoFor once, reading with showdead on made me laugh!