Leaving Everything Behind For Elixir [video]

Re:Leaving Everything Behind For Elixir [video] by begueradj on Wednesday February 28, 2024 @11:02AM (#39539706)

I have seen blog posts calling terrible names some of the great figures in our industry such as Richard Stallman, Robert C. Martin and Kent Beck. So there is no surprise those who "teach you to become a senior developer by learning this one liner trick" get more audience and praise.

Sometimes you get what you ask for.

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Re:Leaving Everything Behind For Elixir [video] by dingnuts on Wednesday February 28, 2024 @11:08AM (#39539818)

I mean, RMS has done plenty to his own reputation

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Re:Leaving Everything Behind For Elixir [video] by PH95VuimJjqBqy on Wednesday February 28, 2024 @11:38AM (#39540347)

RMS is neurodivergent and a certain segment of people went after him purposefully with a lot of misinformation.

If anything, I'd say he's a perfect example of what it looks like when cancel culture makes its way into technical circles.

For example, he got lambasted for having a sexist joke on the whiteboard on his door... he didn't write it, someone else did.

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Re:Leaving Everything Behind For Elixir [video] by jongjong on Thursday February 29, 2024 @05:34PM (#39556134)

Yes, it feels like all the greats of our industry have mostly faded into the background. Sad.

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