Thanks. The way I look at it, those who read HN and can filter out the BS don't need anyone to tell them when a post is bad or useless.
And, yes, I have been an idiot on HN a few times. It happens mostly when I, against my better judgement, choose to enter into political discussions. I should not do that. I am trying hard not to discuss politics on HN. My views come from years of having skin in the business trenches. You'll never never find me self describe as a democrat or republican. On HN my views tend to run contrary to the <conjecture>mostly liberal leaning</conjecture> audience here. It's really easy to come off as an idiot if you are not careful.
We are all idiots at something.
When it comes to technology and using it to create products and build a business I am nothing but pragmatic. You use what you have at hand and make the best of it. Case in point: Objective-C. I don't like it. Yet, if I wanted to write native iOS apps it really is the only choice. The frameworks that try to avoid it are always fraught with issues. So, I learned it and use it every day. It's about putting out a product and not about polishing the wrenches, pliers and screwdrivers in your toolbox.
That's not to say that if a new approach or better tools surface I ignore them. Not so. I love good tools.
Thanks. The way I look at it, those who read HN and can filter out the BS don't need anyone to tell them when a post is bad or useless.
And, yes, I have been an idiot on HN a few times. It happens mostly when I, against my better judgement, choose to enter into political discussions. I should not do that. I am trying hard not to discuss politics on HN. My views come from years of having skin in the business trenches. You'll never never find me self describe as a democrat or republican. On HN my views tend to run contrary to the <conjecture>mostly liberal leaning</conjecture> audience here. It's really easy to come off as an idiot if you are not careful.
We are all idiots at something.
When it comes to technology and using it to create products and build a business I am nothing but pragmatic. You use what you have at hand and make the best of it. Case in point: Objective-C. I don't like it. Yet, if I wanted to write native iOS apps it really is the only choice. The frameworks that try to avoid it are always fraught with issues. So, I learned it and use it every day. It's about putting out a product and not about polishing the wrenches, pliers and screwdrivers in your toolbox.
That's not to say that if a new approach or better tools surface I ignore them. Not so. I love good tools.