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Every time I read one of these posts, which admittedly is only via HN lately, the suspicion that I am being trolled grows. This almost seems to be borne out by
by smhinsey 17y ago
Every time I read one of these posts, which admittedly is only via HN lately, the suspicion that I am being trolled grows. This almost seems to be borne out by the numerous corrections that are almost always to be found in the comments.
More seriously; in some ways, I feel bad for the position Jeff Atwood is in. On the one hand, I don't think he really intends to speak with the authority implied by his prominence, but on the other hand, he has his prominence.
- sho 17y agoSo the Peter Principle applies to blogs, too? I agree, actually.
- mquander 17y agoHe appears to be purposefully trolling in this post: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001257.html http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001257.html However, he never admits it. I suspect that although many of his posts might not start out as trolls, he is quite happy to engender a loud reaction without any real concern as to the accuracy or utility of what he writes.