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Uhm, Ben lacks tact? Says who? I think you guys are maybe confusing the tough Dutch culture as being insensitive to some hot issues. Ben is an extremely smart,

by selmnoo 13y ago

Uhm, Ben lacks tact? Says who? I think you guys are maybe confusing the tough Dutch culture as being insensitive to some hot issues. Ben is an extremely smart, extremely prolific programmer. When you're out and about like him you're bound to get yourself tripped somewhere along the way. As an aside, while Joyent has exposed itself as being extremely unprofessional and prone to jumping on the gun, I'm saddened that Strongloop is quick to say things like "If Ben can’t learn, we’ll fire him" too ... and this is just after all of this happened. My goodness people, stop sitting on your high chairs and speculating firings, it's not a fucking game.

dmpk2k 13y ago
Uhm, Ben lacts tact? Says who? It's a general observation I've developed watching node development on occasion. I don't even follow it that closely, but a disproportionate amount of negativity seems to stem from bnoordhuis; that's why I remember him specifically. Okay, it could be just me, but I've heard other people subsequently complain about his behaviour too. I think you guys are maybe confusing the tough Dutch culture as being insensitive to some hot issues. The Netherlands isn't the world, and only a tiny percentage of developers come from there. As the blog post says, bnoordhuis needs to learn, but so far he has not. Furthermore, regardless of the origins of his behaviour, it's still negative.
mseepgood 13y ago
> I think you guys are maybe confusing the tough Dutch culture as being insensitive to some hot issues. I've read that the Netherlands have a racist Santa Claus tradition and even some politicians are defending it against change. :/ Edit: found the article http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/protests-sparked-by-dutch-santas-helper-black-pete/story-e6frg6so-1226761889114 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/protests-sparked-...
- X-Istence 13y ago
  Way to go making a comment about a culture and tradition you are unfamiliar with based upon a newspaper article that doesn't go into the history behind said tradition!

by selmnoo 13y ago

dmpk2k 13y ago

Uhm, Ben lacts tact? Says who? It's a general observation I've developed watching node development on occasion. I don't even follow it that closely, but a disproportionate amount of negativity seems to stem from bnoordhuis; that's why I remember him specifically. Okay, it could be just me, but I've heard other people subsequently complain about his behaviour too. I think you guys are maybe confusing the tough Dutch culture as being insensitive to some hot issues. The Netherlands isn't the world, and only a tiny percentage of developers come from there. As the blog post says, bnoordhuis needs to learn, but so far he has not. Furthermore, regardless of the origins of his behaviour, it's still negative.

mseepgood 13y ago

> I think you guys are maybe confusing the tough Dutch culture as being insensitive to some hot issues. I've read that the Netherlands have a racist Santa Claus tradition and even some politicians are defending it against change. :/ Edit: found the article http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/protests-sparked-by-dutch-santas-helper-black-pete/story-e6frg6so-1226761889114 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/protests-sparked-...

X-Istence 13y ago
Way to go making a comment about a culture and tradition you are unfamiliar with based upon a newspaper article that doesn't go into the history behind said tradition!