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Re:"I couldn't really learn Erlang, 'cos it didn't exist, so... by mattgreenrocks on Thursday January 24, 2013 @03:40PM (#5112067)
Finding one edge case doesn't refute the original point. Most /r/programming-esque lingual slut-shaming is by people who seem to be very good at being Right On The Internet, and not much else.

And that's a woefully terrible thing to be good at.

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Re:"I couldn't really learn Erlang, 'cos it didn't exist, so... by inavat on Friday January 25, 2013 @02:10AM (#5114418)
What evidence do you have that a propensity to "slut-shame" isn't distributed evenly between people who are and aren't good at things?
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Re:"I couldn't really learn Erlang, 'cos it didn't exist, so... by mattgreenrocks on Friday January 25, 2013 @08:44AM (#5115314)
Purely anecdotal. I'm just highly suspicious of individuals who feel the need to slut-shame anonymous people on the Internet rather than actually make things.
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