Chris HartjesSpeakers at a language-specific conference shitting on other language communities is a sign that their own community is not welcoming and inclusive. I was looking at learning Rust to expand my skill set only to see that recent speakers are punching down at other languages. Doesn’t give confidence that as I explore the language my requests for help would be taken seriously because I use a “wrong” language.
🇺🇦 Anna Filina@grmpyprogrammer I had an unpleasant experience at PyCon. A keynote speaker, who was also a sponsor, just went ahead and shit all over PHP. I shared my concerns with the organizers, but didn't really feel heard. I never went to a PyCon conference again. Many individual devs are nice, but the community itself made a pretty bad impression.
@grmpyprogrammer To be clear, this wasn't the sole reason I disengaged from that community. I had further pain points when trying to submit again, which had to do with the selection process and the speakers having to pay everything, including their conference ticket.