> This is how a new product gets across the chasm. Find a pragmatist in pain. Do whatever-it-takes to make them happy with your product. Then go back and do it again.
Good advice, I think the useful idea is: An excellent product in competition with a very good incumbent is a bad idea. A mediocre product in competition with an absent or terrible incumbent is a great idea
This is so cool. I especially loved the Makefile, it's nice to see "bootstrapping" laid out so plainly. I remember finding the concept quite hard to wrap my head around when I was introduced to it. Seeing this would have made it a lot easier to understand!
I hope you didn't take too many of these comments to heart. You unfortunately got the standard HN comment section treatment – a delightful mix of nitpicking, assuming bad intent, and completely missing the point. I also hope you continue to share things on the internet – it's far easier to criticise than it is to create.