Awesome. He's convinced that using a language (C++ or Perl, depending on the rant in question) can cause damage to ones cognitive processes! He is a colorful one.

I'm pretty sure I'd feel dumber after having worked in PHP for the past six months on our new website, if that were true.

No, if you were succumbing to the trap he described about Perl, then you would feel smarter for having solved so many immediate problems.

"I actually think C++ is ideal only for programmers without any ethics."

This guy is a little bit extreme.