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The first reply was nice, in my opinion. The reply to that reply was what may have rubbed Linus the wrong way. First, he brought up an argument that didn't appl
by syockit 5y ago
The first reply was nice, in my opinion. The reply to that reply was what may have rubbed Linus the wrong way. First, he brought up an argument that didn't apply to the code in example (where the goto jumps forward but not backwards). Then, his
> It's
just "common sense" as I've always been taught. Unless you're
intentionally trying to write code that's harder for others to read.
comes off as condescending.
- joshribakoff 5y agoNote the first reply was where Linus says the creator of Pascal has “brain damage” I agree “unless you’re intentionally trying to write code badly” reads as abrasive but the good faith interpretation is that the junior engineer doesn’t intend to accuse Linus of same, and is just awkward (or responding in kind?) On the other hand, saying the creator of Pascal has brain damage seems intended to offend or shows a lack of respect to peers. You’re right though that everyone showed suboptimal communication here.