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Unfortunately, I lose interest in this rant amongst all the inane references to other things in the world. Kind of ironic that an argument in favor of less ver
by jroseattle 14y ago
Unfortunately, I lose interest in this rant amongst all the inane references to other things in the world.
Kind of ironic that an argument in favor of less verbosity couldn't be more verbose itself.
- bestes 14y agoI feel the same way, except it has been quite a while since I've read a good usenet-style rant, so I indulged. The correctness of an idea vs the expression of the idea are not related. You can be "right" and horrible at explaining or "wrong" and very persuasive and eloquent. The comparisons with comments from Linus are good examples. He can be very abrasive and condescending, but is usually right!
- dhconnelly 14y agoThe author's technical criticisms are indeed valid. But Linus Torvalds doesn't compare things to murderous, rapist gang members, or offer offensive social commentary on the culture of an entire nation, and I suspect he wouldn't find your comparison of him to this author very flattering.