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I think fefe23 may have been referring to these responses: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14825901 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14825901 https:/

• icebraining 9y ago
  I don't think so, as none of those used "snarky epiphets from other people".
  • tome 9y ago
    fefe23 said "hide behind snarky epiphets from other people" (my emphasis) suggesting that the criticism of dynamic programming was discounted because it was snarky.
    • mcphage 9y ago
      That's not what "hiding behind X" means. It means to use X to distract people from yourself / your own positions. So here hiding behind scary epithets would mean using snarky epithets to counter criticism of dynamic languages.
      • tome 9y ago
        I know that's not what it means, but in the absence of knowledge regarding whether fefe23 is a native English speaker I think the interpretation I gave of his/her comment was a reasonable one.