sterileopinions

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by sterileopinions 7y ago
You mean the thing that was only suitable for real world use by in-the-wild development teams last year? Something no repo provider really fully supports even to this day? From HG's own documentation ( https://www.mercurial-s
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by sterileopinions 7y ago
That's a really big claim based on a single post that was whining into the void about someone else making a joke about a language. It even says "(JOKING)" in the article.
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by sterileopinions 7y ago
Most people don't get paid to post opinions on the internet, or any kind of public forum.
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by sterileopinions 7y ago
> but don't go ragging on the language in 2019 for problems with PHP written in 2004. Reputations can be unfair. But there are many characteristics that many developers still find unsavory about PHP, a lot of them fundamental to the
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by sterileopinions 7y ago
You're assuming the criticisms between different languages are equatable. It's important to understand that there is a reputation and perception that PHP has because of its colored history. Invoking platitudes like "the right
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by sterileopinions 7y ago
Where do I do that?
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by sterileopinions 7y ago
>There are many large PHP projects that generate tons of revenue. Okay, but that doesn't negate any of the criticisms about PHP nor does it suddenly wipe out decades of built up reputation.
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by sterileopinions 7y ago
There are decades of history behind every criticism of PHP? Do you just want people to ignore them? PHP can be a bit of a punching bag, even when it's not topical. But it's not exactly unwarranted.
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by sterileopinions 7y ago
>How about trying to do dispute the original premise instead of distracting? Why must we take a contrary position to what was stated? You do understand that it's a perfectly valid and normal thing to agree with what was stated but p
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by sterileopinions 7y ago
>but there is a lot of space in between where allowing violence to play out could even be beneficial to a ruling party. That's why I used the word "sanctioned", publicly or privately.
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by sterileopinions 7y ago
Neat?
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by sterileopinions 7y ago
>it seems to me that the Chinese government chooses to prevent events that may cause conflict and violence. That is almost noble, were it not for the fact that it also helps the government maintain a firm grip of control in all situation
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by sterileopinions 7y ago
Of course, even with a well articulated source you're downvoted on HN. You think that having a primarily U.S. based audience hackers would be inclined to poke holes in the perception of their own government versus practical reality. So