<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@whitequark" class="u-url mention">@<span>whitequark</span></a></span> Mailing lists and newsgroups are a great experience though, it’s web forums are an absolutely atrocious experience to be involved in. Working on a compiler or code generator should not be gatekept to only those who are willing to put up with web forums.</p>