An unsolicited tip: it's off-putting to start an article with a rant about your haters. I don't know you at all, but reading that intro makes me care less about what you have to say.
I'm gonna soften that intro. I was definitely riled up when I wrote that and I can express the same sentiment better now - as soon as I'm done tending to the DDoS attacks (sorry, unsollicited load testing) I'm receiving today.
edit: Done removing some salt from the intro, DDoS still flaring up now and then, I'll be busy hardening some more.
The introduction read like some cartoon villain explaining some sinister plot to paint all the fire hydrants blue, or something.
The article reads like:
1. "People hate me because I point out that Rust is better than your language,"
2. "Let's look at a problem I encountered in Rust,"
3. A review of how basic stuff works in Rust like enums, if/else, tangents about inlay hints & IDE support...
Somewhere, if I scroll long enough, I'll get to a section of the article that's not written by Snidely Whiplash, that's not remedial "Rust 101", and not some miscellaneous tangent about Rust or IDE support.
Probably. I'm just guessing, because people are talking about some substantive point that the article made and I just can't make it that far. You can't even scan the article for headings effectively, because they don't stand out.
Yea this was my main problem with this article as well. I started reading because I was interested in what this match made in Hell was, and then 10 minutes into the article I was wondering why I was reading about how Rust works... I understand that sometimes you need to build up to a point, but at least tell me within the first few paragraphs what the overall goal of the article is.
Also, I feel like people who program in Rust are constantly telling everyone why you should switch to Rust. It's just weird to me. A programming language is a tool, and if you've found a great tool I get being excited about it and wanting people to share in that enjoyment. But it's also annoying when they're constantly trying to convince me that I have problems with my current language of choice, even if I'm perfectly content with my language of choice. Like, I don't see python users or C users going around proselytizing to the general public. Are there any other programming languages that carry this kind of preachy attitude with them? (I can't think of a better word to describe it).
Agreed. Scrollbar shows I got about halfway before I decided he was wasting my time. And found that I was right. It's a bait-and-switch. If you really did need that kind of trickery to promote your language, it would mean something, but it is probably just bad personal judgment.
Why would he care about "daenz on Hacker News"? It's a bit self-important to think that people should optimize their writing to appeal to specifically you.
