ra’s avatarra’s Twitter Archive—№ 25,762

    1. when answering technical questions you have 2 options 1. be courteous/patient/supportive 2. shut your fucking mouth
      oh my god twitter doesn’t include alt text from images in their API
  1. …in reply to @ra
    an answer that is technically correct but makes the asker feel horrible and deterred from programming IS WORSE THAN NO ANSWER AT ALL
    1. …in reply to @ra
      sensitive to this because i teach for a living, and when youre answering questions online *the role you are playing is that of a teacher*
      1. …in reply to @ra
        if you don’t like that/don’t have patience for it that’s cool, really! teaching is not for everyone! just SHUT YOUR MOUTH YOURE DOING HARM
        1. …in reply to @ra
          i am so grateful i got into programming in the 90s with little meaningful internet access and was shielded from this horseshit for a while…
          1. …in reply to @ra
            AND THE ASKERS INDENTATION WAS ABSOLUTLEY FINE FOR FUCKS SAKE