[erlang-questions] Farewell to Erlang

[Michael Truog]

"Ce n'est pas un fil d'email" (just to try and echo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Treachery_of_Images, to make this a bit more surreal)

On 04/01/2014 05:53 PM, Garrett Smith wrote:
> Yeah, Mahesh chided this for me off list. Ya'll got me.
>
> :)
>
> On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 7:47 PM, Adam Rutkowski <hq@REDACTED> wrote:
>> This was April Fools' joke, Garrett.
>> Btw congrats to people who replied with hostility towards nox, off-list, to
>> my previous e-mail, y'all need some soul searching.
>> Internet will never be the same, thanks Anthony. :)
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 6:25 PM, Garrett Smith <g@REDACTED> wrote:
>>> Break ups are always hard, on both sides.
>>>
>>> But I agree with Loic, there's occasion to party, but for different
>>> reasons...
>>>
>>> A brand newcomer was able to contribute to core Erlang - and the
>>> compiler no less - for three years. That might still be "too closed"
>>> for Anthony and others, but it's certainly something that a lot of
>>> language communities can envy.
>>>
>>> As a disgruntled contributor, Anthony has a viable alternative in
>>> moving to Elixir - which is more closely aligned with his
>>> sensibilities. That's a huge statement of openness and diversity
>>> within the Erlang community at large (language/syntax aside). I don't
>>> think there are *that* many folks here who care *that* much about the
>>> Erlang language, but rather the problems the technology can solve.
>>>
>>> I'm very happy that Anthony feels passionate about this platform to
>>> continue directing his talents and energy. That he has a choice here
>>> is a credit to the ecosystem.
>>>
>>> Anthony, I wish you the best of luck with whatever you apply yourself
>>> to. I'm sorry to see the negative sentiment expressed on the list
>>> that's directed at you personally. That's unbecoming and I don't
>>> believe representative of the Erlang community, which is typically
>>> more constructive.
>>>
>>> To that point, your "Dear John" letter may be cathartic for you
>>> personally, but I think there are some here who would like to improve
>>> the openness of the contributor process and could benefit from your
>>> constructive feedback. I don't have details and perhaps this is simply
>>> a personal dynamic and there's nothing further to exchange.
>>>
>>> Garrett
>>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 7:57 AM, Mahesh Paolini-Subramanya
>>> <mahesh@REDACTED> wrote:
>>>> Sigh.
>>>> Bummed out.
>>>> Sigh.
>>>>
>>>> Mahesh Paolini-Subramanya
>>>> That tall bald Indian guy..
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>>>>
>>>> On April 1, 2014 at 8:54:46 AM, Anthony Ramine (n.oxyde@REDACTED)
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello everybody,
>>>>
>>>> Some of you might know me, some don't, anyway it has been three years
>>>> that I
>>>> am contributing to Erlang and it has been a very exciting time for me. I
>>>> have learnt a lot by fixing compiler bugs, messing with xmerl, the build
>>>> system etc.
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately, I feel like I have reached a point where I can not
>>>> improve
>>>> things anymore, because the community is too closed.
>>>>
>>>> For this reason I am now stopping all my Erlang contributions and will
>>>> now
>>>> become an Elixir hobbyist, as it's where the future of the platform is.
>>>> The
>>>> future is homoiconic.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for coping me with me all this time.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Anthony Ramine
>>>>
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