Plenty of people will be nice and constructive, but I often feel for the people posting their work on here given how harsh the community can be.
Edit - to op: post it because you find it interesting to work with and ignore all the know-it-alls. Maybe people will care, maybe not, but whatever. Do it because you like it.
1. Be Impeccable With Your Word. 2. Don't Take Anything Personally. (Most people are wrong) 3. Don't Make Assumptions. 4. Always Do Your Best.
Rsync is easy for those who used it. That number (people who knew rsync) declined but less so here. Hn users were not natural customers but even that changed
Everyone can say that after the fact. Everyone DOES say that after the fact. It's just barely possible to forget that you know the result and put yourself in the mind of people who don't. I always ask "what things are YOU doing now that will look ridiculous in 40 years?"
In my book I used the novel approach to the Xerox Star, mainly so that the characters would not know how it turns out. I had to be judicious in how I treated Unix, C, and AI, since we really did talk about them back then, but no winking at the reader is allowed.
Then again, maybe HN being especially critical helps keep the quality of submissions high.
On the other hand, I don’t think the condescension or arrogance that’s fairly common on this site improves it at all, no.
Many will improve, with guidance.
Those that don’t will blunder along, wondering why they can’t make it in the world.
They are not pointless, those posts tell, that a clear explanation is missing.
Most people simply do not read a lot and in detail. If they don't get it after some seconds looking at things, they will walk away. And look at the next thing.
Summarizing a big novel project in simple words surely is hard, but very important.
This ‘criticize people to death’ shit should embarrass everyone here. We can be better.