raganwald

The antidote to bad speech is more speech, and that's what 'raganwald is doing, both out loud and with his pocketbook.

Second, 'raganwald isn't saying Reddit should be forbidden to host hate groups.

I appreciate the thoughtful responses, especially from raganwald (my original comment was directed primarily at this discussion thread rather than his post).

I thought about not writing this comment because, as Raganwald notes, I'm being part of the problem and not part of the solution.

Furthermore, _certain_ views merit more consideration than others, especially with regards to something like a conference, see raganwald's comment elsewhere in this thread about conferences being cultural.

Every time I read Raganwald I feel like I'm not good enough of a programmer:) I'd fail that test, I don't even algorithms, and I've been programming for over 10 years.

I liked raganwald's post, agreed with it, and think that he's generally a very bright and interesting guy, but I still flagged the article since I thought it wasn't really hacker news.

I'm not completely sure what raganwald is saying, but I think he's saying this: knee-jerk opposition to the use of Design Patterns is just as silly as knee-jerk opposition to most any other technology.

You've shared a community with 'raganwald for 1552 days, long enough for you to know that he doesn't write "insulting garbage".

If you're interested in functional JavaScript, raganwald's "JavaScript Allongé"[1] is certainly a nice read.

At the risk of being moderated straight in to the pits of hell, Raganwald, why did you decide to post this here?

Certain writers (Graham, Spolsky, Yegge, Raganwald) can write as long as they want and I'll read it.

Raganwald, You are being so honest about your ego that there seems little doubt it is starting to dissolve and you will regain the lightness of touch and mood that betokens huge creative power.