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Comment by l-albertovich | Hacker News Reader

Honestly, who cares?

On a more constructive side, I think adding some value by giving the poster some feedback or engaging in a conversation about the topic would be nice, otherwise it just sounds as an attempt to show off.

I'm not a fan of these "header only" projects nor am I a fan of overly clever code because even though it's fun and rewarding to write it's not a great fit for larger or collaborative projects where consistently adhering to a coding style (hopefully one of the secure ones) and favoring readability over "coolness" are the way to go.

People love to blame C for all of its footguns but not a lot of people like to write "boring" code which kinda sucks...

Please don't take this personally, even though I have to admit that I felt somewhat irritated upon reading your comment it is my no means my intention to attack you with this rant.

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> attempt to show off

Why not? rurban's work is solid and should be shown off.

I think it's not polite, if you just want to show something cool you did you could create your own thread. You don't interrupt a street musicians and start playing in front of the crew just because you think you are a "better" artist or that your version of the song is cooler right? It's common courtesy.

On a side note, I looked at both codebases and even though I've already said that I wouldn't use either of them I have to say that I find rurbans to be somewhat messier and uglier so I have to disagree with you.

Your attitude may apply to some situations, but in general preliminary judgements kill innovation. Next time after reading your comment, someone somewhere may remain silent without showing off their art, and the world will be missing the next Copernicus, Gauss, Wozniak, Stroustrup.

If I have to choose between "polite" and "innovation", I choose "innovation" any time of day. This is the same kind of difference as to "diss" someone for no real reason as opposed to letting someone just be and "blossom" so they could share their enlightenment with everyone, and thus benefit us all.

Well, you know, there is a way to share your work without putting others down or being dismissive.

It's really valuable (and sometimes even enjoyable) for others to read (or even participate in) a conversation between two (or more) knowledgeable individuals who share their perspective and explain why they made the choices the made in their implementations (hint: here's where he could share some of their work!).

In fact, this is the polar opposite of that and it's just sad.

I feel like rurban's comment is more likely to prevent someone from showing off in the future. Like what's the point when someone is just going to drop by and say "Mine is better, <link>" and then peace out with no constructive discussion?

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