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I'd like to remind everyone that some GNU labeled projects are not financially supported or commissioned by GNU. They are instead supported by individuals who,

I'd like to remind everyone that some GNU labeled projects are not financially supported or commissioned by GNU. They are instead supported by individuals who, for whatever reason, identify with the GNU label and have decided to donate their work to the cause. The comments on this post are super negative, and I think that is because people really don't like the GNU project. We don't even know if the author of this library is the person who submitted it to HN. I would be a nervous wreck if I woke up one day to find my personal work submitted to this site, and have it trashed as thoroughly as it has been here. You don't have to like it or use it for your next project, but for the love of God, don't call it a shitty ugly abomination (to combine some of the comments here...)

abimaelmartell 13y ago
The comments are super negative because it's a useless and ugly library, most of these things can be done with vanilla javascript. I love the GNU project, but this thing is ugly.
- chrismonsanto 13y ago
  Well, so be it. I think the comments here are unnecessarily mean. YMMV. I didn't want to call anyone in particular, or I would have been more specific about what I thought was wrong with the criticism posted here. You can criticize the technical aspects and applicability of the library without being insulting. > ... it's a useless and ugly library, most of these things can be done with vanilla javascript. ... but this thing is ugly. Your criticism is that "most of these things can be done with vanilla JavaScript." Great. What is the point of the rest of your message? Keep in mind what you have written here is fairly tame compared to things that others have said in this topic. When people complain about how hostile "Show HN" topics are, keep this topic and its replies in mind. Can't we be nice? EDIT: This work was written by one developer, in what I am guessing is his free time. This would be different if it was a large project backed by a group of people/company. We might as well have selected a project at random from GitHub. I hope all of your work is up to snuff, lest someone submit it and beat it into a pulp on the front page of (probably) the most popular/influential tech aggregator in the world.
  - abimaelmartell 13y ago
    Comments can be mean, but most of these things are true, i really appreciate the work of this guy, and maybe (i hope not) there are people using his library, but if you see it from a (experienced) developer's point this library shouldn't be used. If someday i have to maintain an application that uses this library it will be a really pain. As i said, i love GNU, but this library is a wasted effort to do javascript "easier".
    - droope 13y ago
      > most of these things are true that is like, your opinion, man I think your comments suck though.
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abimaelmartell 13y ago

The comments are super negative because it's a useless and ugly library, most of these things can be done with vanilla javascript. I love the GNU project, but this thing is ugly.

chrismonsanto 13y ago
Well, so be it. I think the comments here are unnecessarily mean. YMMV. I didn't want to call anyone in particular, or I would have been more specific about what I thought was wrong with the criticism posted here. You can criticize the technical aspects and applicability of the library without being insulting. > ... it's a useless and ugly library, most of these things can be done with vanilla javascript. ... but this thing is ugly. Your criticism is that "most of these things can be done with vanilla JavaScript." Great. What is the point of the rest of your message? Keep in mind what you have written here is fairly tame compared to things that others have said in this topic. When people complain about how hostile "Show HN" topics are, keep this topic and its replies in mind. Can't we be nice? EDIT: This work was written by one developer, in what I am guessing is his free time. This would be different if it was a large project backed by a group of people/company. We might as well have selected a project at random from GitHub. I hope all of your work is up to snuff, lest someone submit it and beat it into a pulp on the front page of (probably) the most popular/influential tech aggregator in the world.
- abimaelmartell 13y ago
  Comments can be mean, but most of these things are true, i really appreciate the work of this guy, and maybe (i hope not) there are people using his library, but if you see it from a (experienced) developer's point this library shouldn't be used. If someday i have to maintain an application that uses this library it will be a really pain. As i said, i love GNU, but this library is a wasted effort to do javascript "easier".
  - droope 13y ago
    > most of these things are true that is like, your opinion, man I think your comments suck though.

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