[EponymousCoward]

Great, another "Java analogy" post!

No real analysis, no quantification or evidence of anything. Just assertions and implications.

You could at least bother to apply your analogy to other languages. There aren't many that wouldn't meet the criteria. Maybe C# would get a pass. I dunno.

What is the new "reasoning by analogy" virus that has infected HN? "x is bad and I can draw some prosaic analogies between y and x therefore y is bad!"

Wait... I think it's infecting... Me!

"Who are Ruby developers fooling?"

"You know, when I see someone who obviously has hair plugs I just feel bad for them. They obviously have some gross genetic inadequacies that they feel compelled to hide. Hair plugs are a technology that's not good for anyone. And so what is monkey patching in Ruby? /code/ plugs. I feel bad for who uses them and they obviously must suffer from some gross genetic inadequacies."

[raganwald]

I don’t disagree with your points, however if generalizing from anecdotal experience bothers you, I think you will find blogs extremely tiresome.