Apologies if I came off as too aggressive. I guess you can say that the title -- which at face value made a fairly daring statement -- primed my critical attitu

Apologies if I came off as too aggressive. I guess you can say that the title -- which at face value made a fairly daring statement -- primed my critical attitude, like many bloggers had to pg's "MS is Dead" article. I may very well have overreacted, so don't take my words too seriously. Clearly you didn't write the article to start flamewars; I could just be an instigator who tries to sound coherent. Great to hear feedback though, and you found a weakness in my argument. My preconceptions of a "competent programmer" are often based on qualities I wish I had :)