Grumble, don't talk about e.g. JavaScript regexps. :-( >>which is a seriously uncool armchair quarterback thing to say Imho, you read too much into the discus

Grumble, don't talk about e.g. JavaScript regexps. :-( >>which is a seriously uncool armchair quarterback thing to say Imho, you read too much into the discussion. Everyone knows that Booking.com must be doing a lot of things right for their particular problem set and situation. It is a high profile place that attract good talent. (I am hardly alone in assuming they aren't too stupid to listen to Ovid et al.) Their situation is unusual and the resulting specific differences in methods will be questioned, because of their high profile.