Don't let HN negativity get you down. This is an awesome project and I'll contribute bug fixes/test cases if we end up adopting it on our team (very likely based on your blog post).
the parent gave an ill example and suggest a solution, how's that a negativity?
I believe it was the "Nice attempt, but currently wrong." at the start of the comment. "Nice attempt" could imply that this should be thrown out in favor of another attempt to solve the problem.
Also, “currently wrong” is a really sweeping statement to make based on a single problem written in a fairly uncommon style. Yes, there are things which need to be fixed but that doesn't mean we have to be so dismissive of someone else's work which they've given away for free to the community.
The entire comment was patronizing. "Nice attempt" minimizes the effort involved and implies the author is a novice. "but currently wrong" categorizes the entire project as a failure because of a single bug. The followup "From my own experience writing a formatter" really drives the whole thing home.
Classic HN :-)
Wasn't meant that way.
"Nice attempt" used to actually mean the words it said. You know, like "nice job".
Like dangoor said, it was the way it was delivered.