Re:Contempt Culture (2015)
by filoeleven on Thursday September 16, 2021 @12:09AM
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You changed the “and” in what you quoted to an “or,” then criticized that very different statement. In the original quote, the “and” acts like “therefore”:
> Saying a language sucks therefore the people who use it are bad programmers is not merely a "direct, honest style".
Of course people need to evaluate the utility of languages and the aptitude of programmers. “All programmers who use X are bad programmers” is the snide and uncharitable remark, not either clause on its own.
> Saying a language sucks therefore the people who use it are bad programmers is not merely a "direct, honest style".
Of course people need to evaluate the utility of languages and the aptitude of programmers. “All programmers who use X are bad programmers” is the snide and uncharitable remark, not either clause on its own.