I'm pretty new to programming (like 2008 new) but my mentor is someone who has been around for a while and all his descriptions of Pike seem to show a trait whe

I'm pretty new to programming (like 2008 new) but my mentor is someone who has been around for a while and all his descriptions of Pike seem to show a trait where Pike mistakes bad habits and bad design for tradition. Anything that breaks tradition is bad. Nothing to really back that feeling up, but that is what I see when I read his work.