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If so, let's hope it's more content and less drama... and please, let's concentrate on the content and not some odd analogy that will only take away from said c
by obviouslygreen 13y ago
If so, let's hope it's more content and less drama... and please, let's concentrate on the content and not some odd analogy that will only take away from said content.
- gioele 13y agoMine was a compliment, not only an analogy. The tech field needs people that are both confident with words, fun and have a deep understanding of the inner details of things. _why was such a writer, let's hope Adit (correct?) is another. Regarding form vs. content, I think that the HN community enjoy discussing form as much as content. Most of the people here are interested in design or typography, things that more close to form than to content.
- obviouslygreen 13y agoI agree that the tech community could benefit from more well-versed people with insight into our tools and paradigms... however, I don't agree that _why is such a person. He openly claims to be a poor programmer, and as an artist... well, my contention is that he appeals to a very limited audience. That's not a criticism, simply a suggestion that while he may be valuable in an artistic sense to some people, he's not contributing to the "tech community" in a meaningful way. By which I simply mean that he should not be a yardstick by which we measure anyone. Let him be himself. Let the rest of us be ourselves. Let that be good enough.
- steveklabnik 13y ago> Let him be himself. Let the rest of us be ourselves. Let that be good enough. _why even said this himself: > caller asks, “should i use hpricot or nokogiri?” if you're NOT me: use nokogiri. and if you're me: well cut it out, stop being me.
- obviouslygreen 13y agoHard time arguing with that. :)