Hard to agree with you. I don't think "understanding what the author meant" is remotely relevant, and if this is a mistake, I am actually very curious how such

Hard to agree with you. I don't think "understanding what the author meant" is remotely relevant, and if this is a mistake, I am actually very curious how such a mistake could be made. Many people find it extremely insulting to be referred to with the wrong gender, there are famous cases discussed in HN which led to developers losing their position within projects.