First time ever I've wanted to upvote multiple times on HN

With a nod to Fallout: "Teenagers. Teenagers never change." ;)

When I finally read Romeo and Juliet, I was surprised at how many cliches and tropes were __from__ it.

There, I fixed that for you. ;)

That is the joke gridspy, the parent comment was being sarcastic and comparing Romeo and Juliet to the Pragmatic Programmer.

You missed the (clever) point.

For goodness sake. Casting pearls before swine.