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> unprompted The guy's been getting criticisms for 25 years. I think he's justified in writing a single blog post in defense of his art style. If you don't lik

• zapzupnz 7y ago
  What does the 25 years have to do with it? There are developers who've been in the industry for far less time who are much more reactive and responsive to criticism. If anything, that mention of 25 years is an indictment, not anything worse praising. Also, 'art style' is a stretch. Finally, yes, if I don't like it, I don't have to read it. Yet, I did, and I'm free to express my dissatisfaction and disagreement with the article's message: if you don't like it, you don't have to read it.
  • austhrow743 7y ago
    >What does the 25 years have to do with it? It means it's not unprompted. It's a reply.
• tripzilch 7y ago
  > I think he's justified in writing a single blog post in defense of his art style. If you don't like it, you don't have to read it. I think he's justified in writing a blog post about his business decision and should have kept it at that. But defending this as an "art style" is like making really shitty cheap knockoff "vintage style" furniture and claiming part of the reason is because you love the artistic style of historic wood working. No you do it for the money, and people who actually like vintage historic wood work might get annoyed that you are pushing your work as the same.