The Great Ruby Shootout (December 2008)

Re:The Great Ruby Shootout (December 2008) by nanexcool on Tuesday December 09, 2008 @01:22PM (#391537)

Why is it that, more often than not, whenever someone says something positive about a Microsoft product or the company itself, they have to start with:

- I can't stand Windows but... - I'm 100% GNU/Linux but... - Microsoft and/or BillG can burn in hell but... - etc.

Why the need for justification? We're all informed people here. Can we state positive facts about Microsoft without fear of backlash? Can I post this reply without fear of it being buried?

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Re:The Great Ruby Shootout (December 2008) by old-gregg on Tuesday December 09, 2008 @01:44PM (#391563)

Why the need for justification? We're all informed people here. Can we state positive facts about Microsoft without fear of backlash?

This wasn't the first positive post about Microsoft tech I've ever done. The answer to your question is: no we can't. :-) Just recently I got beaten to death by OSX and Linux fanboys on reddit for mentioning superior threading/process switching on Windows.

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Re:The Great Ruby Shootout (December 2008) by nanexcool on Tuesday December 09, 2008 @01:58PM (#391583)

Sorry, didn't mean to single you out!

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Re:The Great Ruby Shootout (December 2008) by mixmax on Tuesday December 09, 2008 @10:48PM (#392432)

Yes we're all informed people, but we're also mere mortals suspectible to the same psychology as everyone else. Including instinctively downvoting something that doesn't fit with our worldview.

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