I'm not trying to pick on you personally here but this comment, like many I see on HN, seems overly adversarial and could have made the same arguments in a less combatative way.
There's a lot of emphasis on your own perspective: "*I* don't get", "*I've* been doing that", "Not once have *I* missed Docker", "making *me* less productive", "*my* personal experience*"
And an assumption that it applies to others: "Just use the same [...]", "I feel OP would be better off [...]".
The comment could provoke a more productive, thoughtful discussion by focusing on understanding rather than on pushing particular views and practices.
For example:
- "I don't get why people use Docker" -> "Could anybody share their reasoning for using Docker?"
- "You can run everything without Docker to remove an extra level of indirection" -> "What benefits do you see in exchange for this extra level of indirection?"
- "Not once have I missed Docker." -> "I haven't found much use for Docker and would like to understand those who have"
- "I have taken over [...] making me less productive" -> "I've only encountered downsides in my own experience with Docker, could anybody share what the upsides may have been for others involved?"
- "Again in my personal experience, this simply isn't an issue" -> "I'd be interested to hear more about the benefits as I haven't encountered issues before"
- "In short, I feel OP would be better off without Docker" -> "I wonder if the OP really needs Docker, perhaps they could be more productive without it"
If we all wrote like this (and I'm certainly not perfect myself), HN could be a much friendlier, more welcoming place.
There's a lot of emphasis on your own perspective: "*I* don't get", "*I've* been doing that", "Not once have *I* missed Docker", "making *me* less productive", "*my* personal experience*"
And an assumption that it applies to others: "Just use the same [...]", "I feel OP would be better off [...]".
The comment could provoke a more productive, thoughtful discussion by focusing on understanding rather than on pushing particular views and practices.
For example:
- "I don't get why people use Docker" -> "Could anybody share their reasoning for using Docker?"
- "You can run everything without Docker to remove an extra level of indirection" -> "What benefits do you see in exchange for this extra level of indirection?"
- "Not once have I missed Docker." -> "I haven't found much use for Docker and would like to understand those who have"
- "I have taken over [...] making me less productive" -> "I've only encountered downsides in my own experience with Docker, could anybody share what the upsides may have been for others involved?"
- "Again in my personal experience, this simply isn't an issue" -> "I'd be interested to hear more about the benefits as I haven't encountered issues before"
- "In short, I feel OP would be better off without Docker" -> "I wonder if the OP really needs Docker, perhaps they could be more productive without it"
If we all wrote like this (and I'm certainly not perfect myself), HN could be a much friendlier, more welcoming place.