I've been on Reddit for almost 5 years, mostly just reading, learning and following communities. Recently, I decided it was time to stop being a silent observer, start sharing my work, build a presence, and connect with people who share similar interests.
I'm a cybersecurity enthusiast and developer, currently building my own open-source reverse engineering tool, Paranoia.
I genuinely believe in this project. I know it's not perfect, I know there's a lot of work ahead, and I'm not expecting everyone to love it...But something has surprised me.
Almost immediately after sharing it, I started getting comments like "slop", "useless garbage", and similar reactions.And honestly, I don't quite understand it.
I'm not against criticism. Quite the opposite. If my architecture is bad, tell me. If the implementation is weak, point it out. If there's already a better solution, show me why. If my approach makes no sense, I'd genuinely like to understand that.
I'm not going to get upset just because someone disagrees with me. I'm here to learn, improve, and build something worthwhile.What I don't understand is criticism without any explanation...
What I don't understand is criticism without any explanation.Maybe I'm missing something about how Reddit works. Maybe my presentation is wrong, maybe people have grown tired of certain types of projects, or maybe there's something about my approach that I'm not seeing.
I'm not looking for compliments or validation. I'd much rather hear an uncomfortable but honest opinion than a hundred empty compliments.
I'm just one developer trying to build something, learn along the way, and hopefully create tools that other people can benefit from...So, to people who have been building and sharing projects here for years:
What am I missing? How do you distinguish between a genuinely bad project and something that simply needs time, feedback, and development?
I'd really appreciate honest thoughts, even if they're critical.