Post by @andrewrk@mastodon.social

2025-11-27 06:01 UTC

@danvolchek@mastodon.social I care about how what I say makes people feel, so, even though I personally believe taking shots at Microsoft employees is fair game, and that they can take it, I do regret causing people to feel upset and/or disappointed with that word choice. However, since it's not serious enough to warrant some kind of apology/retraction, and it's more honest to let people read the article as it was intended, I'll just live with the discomfort of knowing people don't like it.

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@veverkap@hachyderm.io 2025-11-27 14:24

I was looking hard at Zig for future projects but when the project lead callously refers to me and my fellow hubbers as “losers” and “monkeys” I can easily skip his project. If he shows that lack of compassion towards anonymous people, I can’t imagine how he would treat people whose PRs he doesn’t like. And saying “I believe taking shots at MSFT employees is fair game” out of one side of his mouth while also saying that he “regrets causing people to feel upset” is duplicitous at best. Andrew absolutely should apologize to the other human beings he denigrated - otherwise I would strongly encourage anyone thinking of using or contributing to Zig to examine the type of culture he is promoting. From @andrewrk@mastodon.social https://mastodon.social/users/andrewrk/statuses/115620138939386546

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