Flame bait: D vs. Rust vs. Go Benchmarking

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 7/26/13 1:42 AM, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Jul 2013 09:55:05 +0200
> "Joseph Rushton Wakeling"<joseph.wakeling at webdrake.net>  wrote:
>
>> On Friday, 26 July 2013 at 05:10:55 UTC, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
>>> If you have an opinion on something that doesn't amount to "it
>>> is
>>> good", then yes, you are seen by *many* people as being bad
>>> person who
>>> exhibits the sorts of ideas and beliefs that (slippery slope
>>> fallacy
>>> here) lead to atrocities (making such beliefs therefore
>>> unacceptable
>>> viewpoints - or at least unacceptable to speak and write).
>>
>>
>> There's a difference between expressing a negative opinion and
>> expressing it in an insulting or offensive way. The latter tends
>> to create an unpleasant atmosphere to work in.
>
> True, but the quoted examples from the Rust NG looked quite benign
> to me. If something as basic as that is deemed "insulting or
> offensive", then that creates a chilling effect on the ability
> to express negative opinions.

FWIW I agree with the moderator. He over-played the case a bit to 
clarify his stance and to stop a trend early.

Andrei