Re:Rails is 100% magic with 0% design
by michael_nielsen on Monday January 21, 2008 @10:00PM
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The study is discussed in a blog post here, http://bobsutton.typepad.com/my_weblog/2006/08/brilliant_but..., the original reference is Teresa Amabile, "Brilliant but Cruel: Perception of Negative Evaluators," Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 19 (1983), 146-156.
Its the same with the news, comedy, movies, etc. Negativeness is edgier and seems more relevant. I think we are addicted to stress:
http://the-programmers-stone.com/about/the-dreaded-jungian-b...
When debating with people online, I have to be caustic and biting (although not too much) to be taken seriously.
Re:Rails is 100% magic with 0% design
by eduardoflores on Tuesday January 22, 2008 @01:22PM
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And I would add Politics
This is probably the case here even though I don't know who Maciej is or what Rails app he's actually written. I think you should use a tool you're reviewing for a project before making up your mind about it.