Are they competent, or have they only written a few buggy classes? Your strawman needs work :) That said, I'd agree that mockery is rarely ever appropriate, an

Are they competent, or have they only written a few buggy classes? Your strawman needs work :) That said, I'd agree that mockery is rarely ever appropriate, and is often undertaken by those without the credentials to do so. It's also possible that someone is expressing hard won knowledge/battle scars in an unskilful way. And it takes investigation to know the difference.