C# has an irc channel...
The open source irc network has a channel dedicated to the C# programming language, namely ##csharp
Someone asked how to compare Microsoft's IIS web server and the Apache web server.
I mentioned that apache includes the Apache Benchmarking tool named ab...
(1:17:30 PM) shapr: and it's free... is MWAST free?
(1:17:49 PM) shapr: I mean, once you've purchased windows, of course.
(1:18:05 PM) AnarkiNet: if you're going to do the linux troll thing
(1:18:11 PM) shapr: AnarkiNet: Not trying to troll
(1:18:11 PM) AnarkiNet: i suggest you find another channel
(1:20:52 PM) shapr: AnarkiNet: Wasn't trying to troll, just trying to consider the total cost of something.
(1:21:18 PM) AnarkiNet: thats called trolling when you're just bashing microsoft
(1:21:25 PM) shapr: AnarkiNet: I recently took a C# job after nine years of being microsoft free...
(1:21:32 PM) AnarkiNet: if you want to consider the total cost of things, linux is much more expensive than windows
(1:21:47 PM) shapr: AnarkiNet: I disagree, but as you pointed out, this isn't the correct forum.
(1:21:48 PM) AnarkiNet: because of the amount of work needed to maintain it and manage it
(1:22:09 PM) AnarkiNet: yea, take your disagreement and cram it up your ass
(1:22:10 PM) frb-work: Linux doesn't work with my hardwre, end of story
(1:22:22 PM) AnarkiNet: in this channel, most people don't give a shit about linux
(1:22:23 PM) frb-work: and no, I'm not discussing it here, or anywhere ever again
(1:22:44 PM) frb-work: since it always ends up becoming an argument about how retarded I am for not being able to get it to work
(1:22:55 PM) frb-work: so fuck you and your linux desktop
I just left it alone rather than fanning the flames...
Intellectually speaking, I believe that humans integrate their tools into their self image, and then it becomes difficult for those humans to take an unbiased viewpoint.
It's clear that the above response was purely emotional, and had nothing to do with facts.
Best I can do is try to keep from doing that myself.
At least I can say that switching from Haskell to C# is that sort of thing where I'm getting out of my comfort zone and trying to do something different.
Someone asked how to compare Microsoft's IIS web server and the Apache web server.
I mentioned that apache includes the Apache Benchmarking tool named ab...
(1:17:30 PM) shapr: and it's free... is MWAST free?
(1:17:49 PM) shapr: I mean, once you've purchased windows, of course.
(1:18:05 PM) AnarkiNet: if you're going to do the linux troll thing
(1:18:11 PM) shapr: AnarkiNet: Not trying to troll
(1:18:11 PM) AnarkiNet: i suggest you find another channel
(1:20:52 PM) shapr: AnarkiNet: Wasn't trying to troll, just trying to consider the total cost of something.
(1:21:18 PM) AnarkiNet: thats called trolling when you're just bashing microsoft
(1:21:25 PM) shapr: AnarkiNet: I recently took a C# job after nine years of being microsoft free...
(1:21:32 PM) AnarkiNet: if you want to consider the total cost of things, linux is much more expensive than windows
(1:21:47 PM) shapr: AnarkiNet: I disagree, but as you pointed out, this isn't the correct forum.
(1:21:48 PM) AnarkiNet: because of the amount of work needed to maintain it and manage it
(1:22:09 PM) AnarkiNet: yea, take your disagreement and cram it up your ass
(1:22:10 PM) frb-work: Linux doesn't work with my hardwre, end of story
(1:22:22 PM) AnarkiNet: in this channel, most people don't give a shit about linux
(1:22:23 PM) frb-work: and no, I'm not discussing it here, or anywhere ever again
(1:22:44 PM) frb-work: since it always ends up becoming an argument about how retarded I am for not being able to get it to work
(1:22:55 PM) frb-work: so fuck you and your linux desktop
I just left it alone rather than fanning the flames...
Intellectually speaking, I believe that humans integrate their tools into their self image, and then it becomes difficult for those humans to take an unbiased viewpoint.
It's clear that the above response was purely emotional, and had nothing to do with facts.
Best I can do is try to keep from doing that myself.
At least I can say that switching from Haskell to C# is that sort of thing where I'm getting out of my comfort zone and trying to do something different.