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> comments that don't add to the discussion Atwood: > don't advocate learning to code just for the sake of learning how to code. Shaw: > Never listen to peopl
by jilebedev 14y ago
> comments that don't add to the discussion
Atwood: > don't advocate learning to code just for the sake of learning how to code.
Shaw: > Never listen to people who try to make beginners feel like losers
The OP here is non sequitur at best and strawman at worst. Certainly not a model for constructive contribution to a conversation.
The entire affair from here seems to be a nearly-pointless dramatic back-and-forth between loud people. I read HN for critical insight, not bickering.
- zedshaw 14y agoActually, a strawman argument is quoting things out of context to make your point.
- rauljara 14y agoNo. A strawman is when you give your opponent an argument other than the one s/he is making and refute that instead of the real argument. In other words, you created a strawman and knocked him down, claiming victory while the real man remained standing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawman http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawman
- mitsche 14y agoQuoting out of context is in there as well.