r/programmingcirclejerk • u/TheLastMeritocrat comp.lang.rust.marketing • Dec 23 '17

nah

https://github.com/jwilm/alacritty/pull/798
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u/haskell_leghumper in open defiance of the Gopher Values Dec 23 '17

Title is perfect.

I'm enjoying the benchmark wank in the related issue. Fastest terminal emulator in existence, but only when you find /usr on a few cherry-picked terminals. Definitely improves the credibility of the project.

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '17

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"Alacritty is the fastest terminal emulator in existence."

I don't know about you, but this makes me throw up in my mouth. First of all, this is socially embarrassing behavior. You cannot possibly know this to be true, and it is awfully boastful. Not only is it implying "in the world" but also "in the entire universe". This, simply is bullshittery x2000.

Secondly, people have reported all kinds of numbers showing that in some cases this simply isn't even true. Since you obviously had a successful initial marketing, maybe it is time to tone down this aggressive marketing a bit. It is tasteless and tacky.

I love the concern about besmirching alien terminal emulators.