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Probably making snarky comments about some other programmer whose book(s) they never read and whose contributions they don't understand.
by Jtsummers 4y ago
Probably making snarky comments about some other programmer whose book(s) they never read and whose contributions they don't understand.
- wpietri 4y agoWas it snarky? Personally, I think he has made a number of really important contributions to our field, and so I read that as sincere.
- Jtsummers 4y agoMaybe I was being ungenerous, but most comments that are one-liners like that, "Where would we be without <Person>?", when it relates to individuals like Beck or Fowler or others here seem to be sarcastic, not sincere. I suppose the original commenter could clarify that.
- wpietri 4y agoGiven the lack of apologetic reply, it looks like you were right!
- gardenhedge 4y agoAlso assuming my comment is snarky and making a snarky comment back is pretty cool.
- gardenhedge 4y agoI mean without Kent Beck we would not have made much progress as an industry. We wouldn't have agile or scrum for example!