On: An Illustrated Guide to OAuth and OpenID Connect

[tempodox]

This is terrible. I'd rather have an un-illustrated guide with just the facts.

[lkschubert8 → tempodox]

You have exactly that in the specification. "This is terrible" is unproductive when this is clearly targeted at someone looking for a more high level explanation of OAuth and OpenId.

[charlieflowers → lkschubert8]

Not the GP, but “this is terrible” is the kind of feedback I hope to find in hacker news discussions. I want to know how other developers assess the original article.

[galaxyLogic → charlieflowers]

I find the texts in the comics not very readable. I understand it is meant to show the text as if written by someone on a whiteboard fast, so its a bit like intentionally made less readable, than it could be.

I'd like to see your response to rendaw's comment: "None of these guides really get to the critical difference and relation between OAuth and OpenID."

[dordoka → charlieflowers]

I hope to find constructive criticism, ie. it's terrible because of this and that and I would improve it like this and that.

[tempodox → dordoka]

My improvement would be to leave out the condescending comics and describe roles and interactions in a way that's appropriate for adults.

[matsemann → tempodox]

How is this inappropriate for adults? You are free not to like it, but you shouldn't gatekeep others.

[tempodox → matsemann]

I am free to not like it but when I say why I don't like it I'm gatekeeping?

[vraivroo → matsemann]

Please, that's not what gatekeeping is. You might as well start throwing around accusations of racism.

[matsemann → vraivroo]

It's gatekeeping all right. It's a statement about what real adults should like and not.

What you're doing is an absurd straw man, please don't behave like that.

[kache_ → tempodox]

Fair enough. This is what the RFCs are for, which I also prefer.