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I've been afraid of participating in any sort of developer / computer science / code gathering because of how extroverted and quickly moving it appears. Thing a
by emotionalcode 12y ago
I've been afraid of participating in any sort of developer / computer science / code gathering because of how extroverted and quickly moving it appears. Thing after thing is built, and called a different name, and I can't help but wonder whether participating would show me a perspective of something different, or more of the same.
I'm a developer/(non-academically affiliated computer scientist) who spends an excessive amount of time thinking about my field, sometimes over the same concepts for many years. I don't know how many people like me exist; being the non-vocal kind of makes it seem like you don't (which I am quite fine with).
- mattgreenrocks 12y agoI feel the same way. I think it's worth trying it out, if only to step outside your comfort zone. There are a lot more people than you realize who are a bit more thoughtful; the culture just skews towards the loud. FWIW, I've been studying Haskell and enjoyed the community there. So far, most have struck me as fairly humble and studious.
- emotionalcode 12y agoWhat Haskell community do you interact with? I spent some time on reddit.com/r/haskell while I was trying to learn some specifics of the language the first go around. I've been thinking of getting back into it.
- mattgreenrocks 12y agoYup, /r/haskell comes to mind. Also check out #nothaskell on freenode -- they're quite helpful.