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After reading the article, the technical merits of `jj` are completely unclear.

steveklabnik 11mo ago
Yes, that was not the goal of the post. There's some comments about this in this thread though, here's the first one of mine: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45673808 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45673808
- svat 11mo ago
  That URL https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=steveklabnik https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=steveklabnik is a link to your user profile.
  - steveklabnik 11mo ago
    Whoops, managed to fix it. Thank you!
keyle 11mo ago
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- hu3 11mo ago
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  - dcre 11mo ago
    This is very funny. People just love jj! There are no conflicts of interest, at least not until now that there is a company built around jj. But they also started it because they love jj!
    - hu3 11mo ago
      It would be naive to think the company initiative didn't starte some time ago, before content started being posted even. And there's still no disclaimer so your point is moot.
- steveklabnik 11mo ago
  That line wasn’t even in the original post. It is not nearly the only technical advantage. The point of the post is just not about that topic, so that content is not in the post.
  - keyle 11mo ago
    That line _is_ in the post. Search for it. I'm not sure what you're on about.
    - steveklabnik 11mo ago
      Wasn’t in the original post. I added it based on feedback in this thread.
archargelod 11mo ago
The article can be summarized to essentially: I like Rust. jj is written in Rust. Some Rust person loves jj. jj is used at Google. Who upvotes this?
- steveklabnik 11mo ago
  I can’t speak to people’s motivations, but I have been a very active member on this forum for a long time, and I was on the Rust team for about a decade, beginning before 1.0. So the article is more like “Here’s why I started using Rust. If you thought I made a good choice then, well, I’m making a similar choice in case you want to join me.” Seems people find that compelling. Just like Rust’s success was not inevitable, neither is jj’s. But I think it might work out. You could also consider this a disclosure of sorts, I post a lot on this forum about jj (and Rust), and so knowing that I now have a financial incentive is important context to some people.

Yes, that was not the goal of the post. There's some comments about this in this thread though, here's the first one of mine: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45673808 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45673808

svat 11mo ago
That URL https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=steveklabnik https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=steveklabnik is a link to your user profile.
- steveklabnik 11mo ago
  Whoops, managed to fix it. Thank you!

keyle 11mo ago

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hu3 11mo ago
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- dcre 11mo ago
  This is very funny. People just love jj! There are no conflicts of interest, at least not until now that there is a company built around jj. But they also started it because they love jj!
  - hu3 11mo ago
    It would be naive to think the company initiative didn't starte some time ago, before content started being posted even. And there's still no disclaimer so your point is moot.
steveklabnik 11mo ago
That line wasn’t even in the original post. It is not nearly the only technical advantage. The point of the post is just not about that topic, so that content is not in the post.
- keyle 11mo ago
  That line _is_ in the post. Search for it. I'm not sure what you're on about.
  - steveklabnik 11mo ago
    Wasn’t in the original post. I added it based on feedback in this thread.

archargelod 11mo ago

The article can be summarized to essentially: I like Rust. jj is written in Rust. Some Rust person loves jj. jj is used at Google. Who upvotes this?

steveklabnik 11mo ago
I can’t speak to people’s motivations, but I have been a very active member on this forum for a long time, and I was on the Rust team for about a decade, beginning before 1.0. So the article is more like “Here’s why I started using Rust. If you thought I made a good choice then, well, I’m making a similar choice in case you want to join me.” Seems people find that compelling. Just like Rust’s success was not inevitable, neither is jj’s. But I think it might work out. You could also consider this a disclosure of sorts, I post a lot on this forum about jj (and Rust), and so knowing that I now have a financial incentive is important context to some people.