Or, he has over a long time tricked himself into thinking in that language style and otherwise has trouble (or at least no desire for) expressing himself otherw

Or, he has over a long time tricked himself into thinking in that language style and otherwise has trouble (or at least no desire for) expressing himself otherwise. I might be taking bait here. I guess I take umbradge at the post I am replying to because it has insults in it, which is not so pleasant. Maybe it's just the hypocrisy, as its language is also verbose. To paraphrase: > The writing style of this article strikes a tone that seems overly eager to place an eloquent vocabulary on display. "This article uses too many big words" > You could sum up the sentiment with an anaology to paraphrase the concept: “defensive programming is no replacement for accomplished programming skill” (to borrow a concept comparable to investing) "You could sum up his article as: 'following best practices won't replace programming skill'" You might argue that paraphrasing like I have detracts meaning but I'm sure the original author of the article would say that too.