It's common for geeks to phrase technical points with disrespect. A high-profile example is Linus's rant against C++ http://lwn.net/Articles/249460/ http://lwn.

It's common for geeks to phrase technical points with disrespect. A high-profile example is Linus's rant against C++ http://lwn.net/Articles/249460/ http://lwn.net/Articles/249460/ Common enough to warrant pg's How to Disagree. I wonder, is the emotional part really about something else, as this article suggests? It often seems out of place to me.