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by fdsaaf 3505 days ago
> Unfortunately this is an opinionated piece with foul language and it is a bit offensive.

Whenever you read "X is offensive", mentally replace it with "I find X offensive". The substitution emphasizes how little being offended ought to matter.

Your finding this piece offensive does not create an obligation on the part of anyone else. I am growing very tired of social critics attempting to turn the world into inoffensive mush. We need more articles of this kind.

> It is a remarkable for one person to create a language, runtime, repl, debugger, compiler to another quirky language

I agree that the effort is remarkable. The idea that the strength of the author's effort should somehow shield his work from criticism is antithetical to excellence. It's participation trophy culture. If we're to create great work, we have to understand the difference between good and bad work, and we can't do that if misplaced concern for someone's feelings stops our describing reality as it is.