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Response to DHH

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Re: Response to DHH

#3
> Rails, finally some open source! Looks like ~943k lines of code, 143k from Basecamp org. Automattic publishes 6.58M lines of open source code, 6.9x more than you. Yet, we’re “doing open source dirty”?

Wait, did he just use lines of code as a success metric unironically?

Re: Response to DHH

#8
Lol, what a bunch of garbage talk. He just attacks dhh on random things like why he bought a car, not talking about any of dhh's points in his article. Matt trying hard to kill WordPress

Re: Response to DHH

#9

> Rails, finally some open source! Looks like ~943k lines of code, 143k from Basecamp org. Automattic publishes 6.58M lines of open source code, 6.9x more than you. Yet, we’re “doing open source dirty”? Wait, did he just use lines of code as a success metric unironically?

I'm pretty sure it's not being used as a success metric there, but as a contribution metric.

Re: Response to DHH

#10
tldr: I make more money than you so your points don't matter

What's really embarrassing is the same few Automattic employees arguing for Matt online.

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