Name: Anonymous 2013-04-17 18:42
Reddit vs. /prog/: The Final Showdown
Reddit: Friendly community, open to all, respectful and tolerant of newcomers, well known on the internet. Known as 'that site'. Many topics of interest and an active userbase. Self-directive and able to generate new content and ideas.
/prog/: Hateful of all groups and intolerant of new ideas. Uncreative, angry and self-hating. Unable to concentrate on one subject at a time. Threads frequently derail into meaningless flaming.
Reddit: Expert technical advice at hand. Even jobs occasionally posted. Perfect for networking and making new friends. Even where success stories have been made. Understood and accepted in the industry. Great place for sharing new information.
/prog/: Appalling quality of help, if any given at all. Most posters unaware of programming basics. Newcomers greeted with bizarre, racist shitposting. Despite this the userbase still counts themselves as mysterious underdogs and on par with hackernews.com. Generally useless.
Reddit: A general staple of the average programmer or IT Professional, who delights in giving tongue-in-cheek, but competent and friendly advice. Self-respecting, generally happy and satisfied with life, with a strong social circle.
/prog/: Fat, loser NEETs, hikikomori and the isolated, unemployed dropout male. Probable breakdown of important family relations. Unlikely to have any professional connections or qualifications. Racist and misogynistic, caused by deep internal shame.
What a shit board. Why does this place even exist? What is it even good for anyway?
Reddit: Friendly community, open to all, respectful and tolerant of newcomers, well known on the internet. Known as 'that site'. Many topics of interest and an active userbase. Self-directive and able to generate new content and ideas.
/prog/: Hateful of all groups and intolerant of new ideas. Uncreative, angry and self-hating. Unable to concentrate on one subject at a time. Threads frequently derail into meaningless flaming.
Reddit: Expert technical advice at hand. Even jobs occasionally posted. Perfect for networking and making new friends. Even where success stories have been made. Understood and accepted in the industry. Great place for sharing new information.
/prog/: Appalling quality of help, if any given at all. Most posters unaware of programming basics. Newcomers greeted with bizarre, racist shitposting. Despite this the userbase still counts themselves as mysterious underdogs and on par with hackernews.com. Generally useless.
Reddit: A general staple of the average programmer or IT Professional, who delights in giving tongue-in-cheek, but competent and friendly advice. Self-respecting, generally happy and satisfied with life, with a strong social circle.
/prog/: Fat, loser NEETs, hikikomori and the isolated, unemployed dropout male. Probable breakdown of important family relations. Unlikely to have any professional connections or qualifications. Racist and misogynistic, caused by deep internal shame.
What a shit board. Why does this place even exist? What is it even good for anyway?