adrianmalacoda

@adrianmalacoda@lemmy.ml

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Hare programming language⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  It is refreshing that Drew knows the correct way to indent code.

  Also, it's extremely likely he is aware people know about this language already. He would not have put up this website on a public facing domain name if he hadn't considered the possibility.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's your opinion about Discord?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  https://stallman.org/discord.html

  Discord is bad because it's a proprietary centralized silo platform that is hostile to third party clients. I also don't like how they redefine terms (e.g. referring to communities/groups as "servers" and emotes as "emoji" which is an annoying thing that has spread even to the fediverse). I don't like the culture of Discord and Discord-related memes/jokes.

  The worst thing about Discord, however, is how so many communities more or less force it on users. I don't like Discord and would be a happier person if Discord disappeared off the face of the world tomorrow but I feel I am required to use it (with a libre third-party client) to participate in some communities and stay in touch with friends. But I use Discord as if it's a weird proprietary IRC-like thing, because that's all I'm interested in. I don't care for "emoji" or animated whatsits or voice chat.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  Fosscord aims to be compatible with Discord which is why I think it has an edge over Revolt. It will be possible use Fosscord client as a free alternative to the proprietary Discord client while in the process of switching over to a self-hosted instance.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  Perceptive readers might have noticed that most of these arguments can be generalized. This article is much the same if we replace “Discord” with “GitHub”, for instance, or “Twitter” or “YouTube”. If your project depends on proprietary infrastructure, I want you to have a serious discussion with your collaborators about why. What do your choices mean for the long-term success of your project and the ecosystem in which it resides? Are you making smart investments, or just using tools which are popular or that you’re already used to?

• drewdevault.com ↗
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  I have been a supporting member of the Trisquel GNU/Linux project for about ten years now.