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Criticism should not be insulting. The primary title of this document is a thinly veiled attempt of shrouding the author's true intent. It's clear from their
by ntechau 6y ago
Criticism should not be insulting.
The primary title of this document is a thinly veiled attempt of shrouding the author's true intent. It's clear from their final words on the topic that they mean to insult, not criticize.
- MaxBarraclough 6y agoAgree. Articles like this are good fun (another favourite of mine is How to Write Unmaintainable Code [0]), but misleading titles are still poor form. For good general advice on productive criticism, I recommend How to Criticize with Kindness, by the philosopher Daniel Dennett. [1] [0] https://github.com/Droogans/unmaintainable-code https://github.com/Droogans/unmaintainable-code [1] https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/03/28/daniel-dennett-rapoport-rules-criticism/ https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/03/28/daniel-dennett-rapo...
- bogwog 6y agoThe full title: > How To Criticize Computer Scientists > or > Avoiding Ineffective Deprecation And > Making Insults More Pointed Am I missing something? Isn't your failure to read the full title a result of your desire to insult the author, rather than to criticize them? Wasn't this done already at Xerox PARC?
- titzer 6y agoDespite the seemingly original nature of your comments, is there a deep satirical result here that I am missing? Did you decide to try a second approach because you had insufficient results from the first?
- navbaker 6y agoThe author's primary field is Applied Criticism, so this is to be expected.