[ludston]

Or, he has over a long time tricked himself into thinking in that language style and otherwise has trouble (or at least no desire for) expressing himself otherwise.

I might be taking bait here. I guess I take umbradge at the post I am replying to because it has insults in it, which is not so pleasant. Maybe it's just the hypocrisy, as its language is also verbose. To paraphrase:

> The writing style of this article strikes a tone that seems overly eager to place an eloquent vocabulary on display.

"This article uses too many big words"

> You could sum up the sentiment with an anaology to paraphrase the concept: “defensive programming is no replacement for accomplished programming skill” (to borrow a concept comparable to investing)

"You could sum up his article as: 'following best practices won't replace programming skill'"

You might argue that paraphrasing like I have detracts meaning but I'm sure the original author of the article would say that too.