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> This is just wrong. You will be attacked. You will be called an idiot. That's what the Internet is -- a manic outrage of keyboard kommandos punctuated by pictures of cats.

> The default comment on the Internet is outrage. If you write anything, your commenters will either be spam or people calling you an idiot.

> The trick is learning to brush it off and completely ignore this hate. Break through that and you can start producing interesting work. Most people don't manage to get to that breakthrough. Good luck.

A better approach is to try to learn from the critique you receive. Try to not take it personally when someone attacks you, instead see if he/she is right and try to improve yourself.

Also, the tone in which you write your articles will, most of the time, set the tone of the comments you will receive. If you open with something like XXX is a horrible technology/language you will be called names for sure. A better approach is to write in a positive tone, e.g. present a (possibly) better alternative without bashing other languages or libraries.




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