[irrational]

Wow, I’m glad I’m not the only one that feels this way. The sheer amount of “everyone is stupid except for people like me” is astounding. I’d love to see an article on the same topic breaking down what is wrong (by showing the code) and then explaining the “right” way to do it, with code.

[zmj]

People appreciate that persona when it's presented male (the BOFH). Holding people you don't like to a higher standard is a cheap tactic.

[irrational]

What are you talking about? Male? Is the author female? I honestly have no idea who the author is. But I don’t care if the author is male or female. Condescending is condescending.

[Grimm1]

I read this as a dev war story, and as a person venting.

I would have the same condescending sarcastic attitude while doing it if I was venting too.

I also know a lot of people who like my sarcasm when talking about topics like this, so yeah as a guy who very much gets's where the author is coming from I agree this seems like a double standard.