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I was hoping to learn something, but I found this blog post to be lacking in actual content or substantial reasoned arguments. Phrases like "What? Come on.", "S
by sbecker 12y ago
I was hoping to learn something, but I found this blog post to be lacking in actual content or substantial reasoned arguments. Phrases like "What? Come on.", "Seriously?" and "It was clear-ish." don't tell us anything about what the author does or doesn't like about a particular language or framework.
I thought Hacker School banned "feigned surprise" - (https://www.hackerschool.com/manual https://www.hackerschool.com/manual) - maybe the author attended before this rule was put in place.
I'd love to read a re-write with all of those types of phrases swapped for detailed explanations breaking down what and why the author thinks X is better or worse than Y.
- zemo 12y agoFeigned surprise is a different concept. Feigned surprise is when you act surprised that someone else doesn't know something; it's when surprise is used to illustrate that someone has failed to meet your expectations. "you've never programmed Haskell?!?!" would be feigning surprise. For one thing, it's not surprising that someone would have not programmed Haskell; lots of people have not programmed Haskell. For another thing, it doesn't add anything; it's tantamount to saying "I'm disappointed you haven't programmed Haskell". The idea is that if someone hasn't seen or experienced something, you shouldn't act surprised; you should act excited to introduce something new to the person.
- sbecker 12y agoHey there, thanks for the reply. Maybe "feigned surprise" isn't the exact same concept, but I think it's in the same ballpark. In any case, nothing personal. I checked out the rest of your blog and plan to go back and read your more in-depth posts about Go when I get a chance.