I like Zig for the most part but this post does seem needlessly mean spirited. I don't like Microsoft or GitHub either, but I don't see the point of taking pot shots at the devs who work there.
I like Zig for the most part but this post does seem needlessly mean spirited. I don't like Microsoft or GitHub either, but I don't see the point of taking pot shots at the devs who work there.
This just in: Software engineer with motivation and skills to develop a new language, strangely lacking in PR and marketing skills. More at 11.
Surprising or not, doesn't change what I said.
And I this case it is a little surprising. Andrew is generally a pretty nice dude, has gone out of his way to try and make a fairly welcoming community. The Zig foundation also has Loris, who normally handles PR stuff, so he could have written this instead of Andrew.
Finally, that's such a bullshit stereotype. Plenty of people in the software world are perfectly friendly and articulate.
Gatekeeping basically. Neurotypical only please! Could Andrew have yielded his voice to someone who is good at PR? Sure. And that’s how people give up and burnout.
I’m ok if sometimes a nerd displays some emotion online.
I’m corporate, so I have to manage my shit. I use LLMs to manage that. I’m glad Andrew has a space where he doesn’t have to.