(The first sentence in the docs page does explain what it is but if that's too much for you, it's all good.)
> Ghostty is a fast, feature-rich, and cross-platform terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration.
Now after reading it, the name makes so much sense as well. GhosTTY. My first thought was alternative to ghost.org or something.
I think you misunderstood the OP. The criticism was about the landing page, not the project.
And fwiw, it's not unwarranted. Putting the words "terminal emulator" somewhere on the page would make less people bounce off. You may be fine with them bouncing off, but still, I think it was meant as constructive criticism.
A little too constructive I guess.
I'll admit, I almost didn't click past the animation either. I did, and the doc quickly answered "what is it?", but why not just put that sentence on the landing page? I don't get the unnecessary obscurity either.
I enjoy personal projects and if you're saying that this is your personal - all the best! Given high praise count it's likely very good.
It works for https://www.midjourney.com/home and apparently this project too with its 1100+ upvotes.
It's especially not okay to be so rude on HN. "Please don't post shallow dismissals"
Not clicking on a documentation link on a technical project is the definition of a shallow dismissal in my opinion.
I think the discussion here would be different if the tone was more moderated. Seems like you’re dying on a hill for the right to be abrasive without consequence.
Meanwhile, dr_ketyn's comment was both rude and not constructive in the slightest (here's a tip: starting feedback with "I hate this" isn't constructive or kind).