Re:DecryptoCat
by Dylan16807 on Thursday July 04, 2013 @05:13PM
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>is it possible for you to give constructive criticism for a project without calling people "incompetent"?
You're too focused on the fact that it's an insult. Even though it's rude, there are circumstances where literal incompetence should be pointed out, like software that can be life-or-death. This commit right here https://github.com/cryptocat/cryptocat/commit/7fe56f0ad6a1b4... is either someone coding without paying attention / severely sleep deprived / drunk, or it's someone who is incompetent. And the first option is only a polite way of saying they were 'temporarily incompetent at coding while working on this project'. And that provides no solace to someone who gets hurt.
In short, it is a fact that the cryptography system here was handled in an incompetent way, beyond that of normal implementation errors. Blatantly stating this fact is an effective way of getting people away from the danger.
You're too focused on the fact that it's an insult. Even though it's rude, there are circumstances where literal incompetence should be pointed out, like software that can be life-or-death. This commit right here https://github.com/cryptocat/cryptocat/commit/7fe56f0ad6a1b4... is either someone coding without paying attention / severely sleep deprived / drunk, or it's someone who is incompetent. And the first option is only a polite way of saying they were 'temporarily incompetent at coding while working on this project'. And that provides no solace to someone who gets hurt.
In short, it is a fact that the cryptography system here was handled in an incompetent way, beyond that of normal implementation errors. Blatantly stating this fact is an effective way of getting people away from the danger.