Linus Torvalds and the Supposedly "Garbage Code"

Re:Linus Torvalds and the Supposedly "Garbage Code" by jackblemming on Sunday September 28, 2025 @03:15AM (#45402362)

I have never seen myself or anyone I work with ever call another developers code “garbage”. Asshole behavior is never OK. Doesn’t matter if you’re Linus, Steve Jobs, or the other endless list of bullies who happen to have some talent.

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Re:Linus Torvalds and the Supposedly "Garbage Code" by procaryote on Sunday September 28, 2025 @03:29AM (#45402425)

That's amazing, for me it's been a pretty common occurence. I've written garbage code that has been called out; sometimes impolitely. I've called out garbage code; sometimes impolitely.

It's better to be polite of course, but I wouldn't call someone an asshole or a bully because they sometimes fail at that.

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Re:Linus Torvalds and the Supposedly "Garbage Code" by Nervhq on Sunday September 28, 2025 @03:48AM (#45402521)

Lol linus torvalds, Steve Jobs, are... Bullies who have "some talent"

That's... That's a hard one to even entertain as being correct..

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Re:Linus Torvalds and the Supposedly "Garbage Code" by pixelat3d on Sunday September 28, 2025 @03:26AM (#45402416)

Can't say I agree. As far as things that could be said go, "garbage" is pretty tame

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