Note 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 ab

Note 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.