[Nacraile]

I think parent took their criticism a bit far with "ad-hominem and smug", but the calling out of a specific individual makes me uncomfortable also.

The issue, I think, is that the specific name doesn't really add anything to the discussion: you don't actually contact Hamano and get his perspective, and you don't use the name to link any additional relevant information. You could omit the name entirely without detracting from what you're trying to say.

Including the name makes the (public!) criticism needlessly personal. Not really cool.