[j45]

It's also important to appreciate and congratulate someone who started and finished something they wanted to complete and release.

[throwaway290]

It was finished and congratulated 6 years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17146451

The same author also made rough.js.

So it looks like the commenter you replied to has more context than you.

[ayhanfuat]

True. I am not sure how that relates to my comment though. Did I seem unappreciative somehow?

[kvmet]

I don't think they were saying you were unappreciative. They were just adding on that finishing a project is worth celebrating.