Point is that `squash` is a useful tool used by many other successful professionals. I'm allowed to disagree with the author's opinion of the root cause of his bug and the factors that made it hard or easy to debug.

Nobody is saying you can’t disagree. My point was just that you should focus on the topic rather than attacking someone you aren’t familiar with. Doing so was a distraction which didn’t make your argument stronger.

Seems like a form of thought policing which didn't apply to yourself. Hyperbole that I trashed his career and "not a good look" also appears like an off topic attack.