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The constructive thing in this case would be to introduce your own solution to the problem and argument for it, not bring the level down to day-care level and g

by Profan 11y ago

The constructive thing in this case would be to introduce your own solution to the problem and argument for it, not bring the level down to day-care level and go all "wow, i'm just gonna avoid you now.".

Mithaldu 11y ago
I already introduced my own solution in: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9744402 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9744402 To which his only complaint was "this rewrites history", followed by "i'll rather fuck over future developers by throwing in a revert blob followed by a revert-revert blob followed by ANOTHER merge only this time slightly different". There is no point in arguing with someone who thinks that is in any way reasonable. Additionally there is nothing day-care level about this. I've had clients like that, big companies too. Arguing for all sort of development horrors. I've fired those clients. I'd rather spend my time on companies that value the sanity of their people. So, really, i don't give a fuck. And unless he comes back with something along the lines of "i've realized that what i've been doing is sheer insanity and torture of myself and fellow developers", i don't care to hear what he has to say, the same as i am sure he doesn't care what i have to say. And really, i don't care whether you think what i am saying is constructive either. This factitious politeness that you and people like you insist upon is a blight on this industry. Please give me all the downvotes you can muster. It pleases me if i manage to upset people by being earnest, honest and direct, since it tells me more about their character than they're ever likely to realize themselves; and maybe, just maybe, they might end up wondering "Why is that guy so mean to me and doesn't even feel bad about it? What have i done wrong?" And if you actually care to find out something, if a constructive dialogue is your goal, then don't start it out with statements borne of inexperience and lack of knowledge. Start it out with the only question that matters: Why?

by Profan 11y ago

Mithaldu 11y ago

I already introduced my own solution in: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9744402 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9744402 To which his only complaint was "this rewrites history", followed by "i'll rather fuck over future developers by throwing in a revert blob followed by a revert-revert blob followed by ANOTHER merge only this time slightly different". There is no point in arguing with someone who thinks that is in any way reasonable. Additionally there is nothing day-care level about this. I've had clients like that, big companies too. Arguing for all sort of development horrors. I've fired those clients. I'd rather spend my time on companies that value the sanity of their people. So, really, i don't give a fuck. And unless he comes back with something along the lines of "i've realized that what i've been doing is sheer insanity and torture of myself and fellow developers", i don't care to hear what he has to say, the same as i am sure he doesn't care what i have to say. And really, i don't care whether you think what i am saying is constructive either. This factitious politeness that you and people like you insist upon is a blight on this industry. Please give me all the downvotes you can muster. It pleases me if i manage to upset people by being earnest, honest and direct, since it tells me more about their character than they're ever likely to realize themselves; and maybe, just maybe, they might end up wondering "Why is that guy so mean to me and doesn't even feel bad about it? What have i done wrong?" And if you actually care to find out something, if a constructive dialogue is your goal, then don't start it out with statements borne of inexperience and lack of knowledge. Start it out with the only question that matters: Why?