Jon Pretty

I have no doubt that in the context of months of tedious discussion with @jdegoes, over the same technical issues, that it could be genuinely frustrating for the participants of the discussion. The irritation felt by the contributors is genuine, and nobody should doubt that. /7

But this irritation appears to be exclusively afflicting the existing clique of core Cats Effect maintainers. This is backed up by @typelevel's own argument that the draining experience of talking to @jdegoes online must be taken in the context of many months of interactions. /8

This undermines the claim, made several times in the advance email I received, that @jdegoes is deterring *new* contributors, if the annoyance at his communication style can only be perceived after months of exposure to it. /9

Instead, @jdegoes has developed a reputation for being "inspirational". I sense that even this can be a particular irritation if you don't like him, but there is ample evidence that @jdegoes has attracted many new contributors to Scala projects. /10

So I find it disingenuous that @typelevel are presenting their own distaste at @jdegoes's online style as having "prevented countless other contributors from stepping forward for fear of reprisal..." This appears to be unfounded speculation. /11

If you have a personal problem with @jdegoes, then damn well take ownership of your inability to work with a difficult person, rather than laying it at the door of unknown, unnamed hypothetical contributors. /12

The claim has also been made repeatedly that @jdegoes has failed to change despite numerous warnings and criticism. As someone who has passed plenty of criticism onto @jdegoes, I have been looking avidly for just such a change. /13

And there's plenty of evidence: If you watch videos of @jdegoes recorded after his keynote at @scalapeno_conf, you will struggle to find a single word or phrase to criticize. That's a change which came about in response to criticism. It's wilful blindness if you don't see it. /14