Re:Gleam v1.12.0 Released
by atomfinger on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @04:37PM
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> Isn't it obvious that "nazi bullshit" isn't welcome? Like a no-brainer?
Unfortunately, not in this day and age.
> Why does a programming language feel the need to say this?
It's less about "the language saying it" and more about the standards of the community that surrounds the language.
For a language to thrive, it needs a community of people contributing to it. If it doesn't, it'll eventually die unused. As such, there's more than "just the language"; it is also a community-building effort.
> Also, the phrase "nazi bullshit" is severely...
IMHO, you're reading too much into the word "bullshit".
Unfortunately, not in this day and age.
> Why does a programming language feel the need to say this?
It's less about "the language saying it" and more about the standards of the community that surrounds the language.
For a language to thrive, it needs a community of people contributing to it. If it doesn't, it'll eventually die unused. As such, there's more than "just the language"; it is also a community-building effort.
> Also, the phrase "nazi bullshit" is severely...
IMHO, you're reading too much into the word "bullshit".