How to Criticize Computer Scientists (2001)

Re:How to Criticize Computer Scientists (2001) by ntechau on Monday March 29, 2021 @07:26AM (#26620079)

Criticism should not be insulting.

The primary title of this document is a thinly veiled attempt of shrouding the author's true intent. It's clear from their final words on the topic that they mean to insult, not criticize.

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Re:How to Criticize Computer Scientists (2001) by bogwog on Monday March 29, 2021 @08:32AM (#26620590)

The full title:

> How To Criticize Computer Scientists > or > Avoiding Ineffective Deprecation And > Making Insults More Pointed

Am I missing something? Isn't your failure to read the full title a result of your desire to insult the author, rather than to criticize them? Wasn't this done already at Xerox PARC?

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Re:How to Criticize Computer Scientists (2001) by titzer on Monday March 29, 2021 @12:10PM (#26623954)

Despite the seemingly original nature of your comments, is there a deep satirical result here that I am missing? Did you decide to try a second approach because you had insufficient results from the first?

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Re:How to Criticize Computer Scientists (2001) by MaxBarraclough on Monday March 29, 2021 @07:45AM (#26620225)

Agree. Articles like this are good fun (another favourite of mine is How to Write Unmaintainable Code [0]), but misleading titles are still poor form.

For good general advice on productive criticism, I recommend How to Criticize with Kindness, by the philosopher Daniel Dennett. [1]

[0] https://github.com/Droogans/unmaintainable-code

[1] https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/03/28/daniel-dennett-rapo...

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Re:How to Criticize Computer Scientists (2001) by navbaker on Monday March 29, 2021 @12:15PM (#26624056)

The author's primary field is Applied Criticism, so this is to be expected.

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