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		thinkingeric on April 20, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Steve Yegge v. Rich Hickey re: "Clojure just needs... Mr. Yegge says, "it only takes a few people to poison a community" Yes, and it is the kvetchers that are putting a black cloud over a language and community that has been evolving quite nicely otherwise.

herdrick on April 20, 2011 [–]

I think the term you are looking for is 'wreckers'.

thinkingeric on April 20, 2011 | [–]

No. They are kvetching.

herdrick on April 22, 2011 | | [–]

I was making a joke using communist terminology. To be more direct, I don't think Steve is casting a dark cloud over the community, in fact the opposite metaphor is better: he's bringing some important issues to light.

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