are not general purpose. Posts like that ruined /r/programming for me, and this community seems to be going down the same road. I’m here to read about programming concepts that can be applied to any/most languages, not patch notes for 10 different Js frameworks posted by karma farming bots. If I wanted to read posts like that, I’d have subbed to /c/javascript…
Do you agree with me that they should be removed from /c/programming, and limited only to their respective communities? Or have I missed the point of this community?
I think it would be hard to concretely categorise what should go into a new hypothetical !main(?) vs !programming given such a !main should still fall under the scope of the theme of the instance’s name, programming. It could worsen the indecision for first time posters, or those trying to understand the applicable nuance between the two. Perhaps the community could keep with the classic montra “I know it when I see it” to keep posts on brand.
Also, IMO, trying to change the general default community from !programming to something else would be like trying to close the barn door after the horse has bolted, or like trying to change horses in midstream, given !programming is already our largest community.
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currently thinking
I think it would be hard to concretely categorise what should go into a new hypothetical
!main(?) vs!programminggiven such a!mainshould still fall under the scope of the theme of the instance’s name, programming. It could worsen the indecision for first time posters, or those trying to understand the applicable nuance between the two. Perhaps the community could keep with the classic montra “I know it when I see it” to keep posts on brand.Also, IMO, trying to change the general default community from
!programmingto something else would be like trying to close the barn door after the horse has bolted, or like trying to change horses in midstream, given!programmingis already our largest community.