02-14-2026, 10:51 PM
(02-14-2026, 08:42 PM)SMcNeill Wrote: People not responding is rather common and usual, in my experience, when it comes to shared code, and it's not an unique experience for anyone and nobody is being singled out and excluded.
Since Steve(tm) seems to be getting mentioned a lot as an example for some reason, lets take a moment and look at some of Steve's Stuff(tm)
https://qb64phoenix.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=22 <-- The libraries Steve has shared.
There's 9 libraries and between them all they have 38 replies. That's an average of... 4 per library -- and you have to keep in mind that Steve is a very interactive person and tends to respond to anyone who posts, so I'd say half of those are mine. If you take a second moment and actually LOOK at the discussions (such as for the Text to Speech which has the most replies), you'll see that...
.... there's almost NO talk about the actual library. Dimster posted wanting one change. Spriggy posted suggesting Speech-to-Text, which got a few replies. Pete posted Peteily. But as for comments on what was shared itself? Almost non-existent.
And yet it's had 287 downloads, which I figure is a pretty good number. That's 287 people (or bots) who decided to make a copy of it and who haven't never had it screw up bad enough that they felt the need to jump back into the topic and scream, "YOU BROKES MY STUFF!!! RAHHRRR!!!!"
Folks respond to what the need help with or what interests them. << This is the golden rule of posting and responses.
You can share all the C-source code in the world that you want, but the vast majority of people who come here, came here to use BASIC and not C. They honestly couldn't care less about the backend stuff. Sure, they know we can access it. They're happy to see other people doing stuff with it. But they don't want to learn a second language just to expand the flexibility of the first language. They're just not interested, and since they don't have anything BAD to say about what you're doing, they don't have a need to say ANYTHING at all.
So you end up with stuff like this:
Steve posts a topic on 3d keyboard keys -- https://qb64phoenix.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=4465 This has 54 views and ZERO replies. But you know what???
STEVE DOESN'T GIVE A SHIT!!
I didn't code it for anyone else to use. I didn't code it looking for praise or pats on the head or cookies or accolades. I didn't code it for people to snub and tell me it was a waste of time either. I.... and this might be hard for folks to comprehend.... but GASP!! I coded it for myself and shared it on the off chance somebody else might be interested or like to make use of it.
And that's how I tend to approach *EVERYTHING* I toss up into the wilds of the world here. I make it, first and foremost, for myself. Then I think.... "Gee, maybe somebody else can make use of this as either a framework or tool for their own stuff"... Then I share it. If it gets feedback...
In most cases, that's honestly a PAIN IN THE ASS!! Simply because...
Most people won't comment on something that WORKS. They comment to tell you something is BROKEN and request you sort out why it didn't work for them.
If you're coding and looking for some form of validation and exaltation, you're in the wrong business -- or at least the wrong set of forums. There might be some language with some user base out there that OOOHS and AAAHS every time someone shares something new with it. Some of the Linux fanboys give me the impression that they're that extreme sometimes. But as far as QB64 goes??
I've never seen such worshipping or exaltation or even basic interaction with the user base. What was it I mentioned before? 287 downloads... and of that there were ZERO posts that said something even as simple as, "Hey! Thanks for this!"
Steve is Amazing(tm)!! And his skin is thick enough that he doesn't need constant feedback or validation on stuff he shares. He just goes along, doing his own thing, and sharing it whether the rest of the world is interested in it or not. That's what so AMAZING about Steve!! He codes for himself, first and foremost!
And everybody who's here, joining us for this little HOBBY language, should be doing the same damn thing themselves!
DITTO !