Did you read some of the responses like
“You do realise that it's quite a request to make? Getting a specific book and going trough it, until you reach enlightenment? Personally I'd say that any build system requiring me to read a full book to understand it has already failed to fulfil the requirements I have. Any time I don't have to spend fiddling with or learning about build systems is time well spent in my world.”
These guys deserve far more than just yelling at them. The damage they cause to our industry and our work conditions because of their attitude is enormous, enough to want to leave the industry and never touch it again (I’ve been seriously considering a career switch after 30+ years of working with and on software and hardware). Instead of making progress, we’re regressing; for every student that studied under me, ten such guys crop up because our industry is perceived to pay well and provide job security, both intrinsically wrong motives to be in it. And they won’t listen, they think they know exactly what they’re talking about.
Yes, of course that's true, but all you've done is state the default condition of an internet forum. The whole idea of HN is to try to rise above that sludgey default, at least in part. It's a constant struggle because there's a constant downward pull, so we need users like you to understand the intention and post at a higher quality level.
I'm sure you wouldn't litter in a city park, even if there was already some litter there. You might even pick some of the litter up, if you were feeling like a good citizen that day.
If you'd take a look at https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html and http://www.paulgraham.com/hackernews.html, I'm sure you'll get the idea.