I was only asking that we respect this guys ability to solve the same problem as the "smarter and more experienced" without the "eye rolling" and condescension.

I was only asking that we respect this guys ability to solve the same problem as the "smarter and more experienced" without the "eye rolling" and condescension. We could instead educate, encourage and inspire people (not necessarily the author, the other HN readers) to new techniques and advocate their strong points while still respectfully disagreeing with an "unpopular stance".