[applesauce004]

There is another way to look at this situation (beyond the use of language and specific words). The takeaway can be as follows: Ask questions before doling out advice/help. What this means is, you are getting a better understanding of the current situation, you are being sympathetic and by the time you talk, you do so from a position of knowledge and not shooting from the hips.

For e.g., if a colleague is stuck debugging a slow API call, it would be good to ask them. "Hey, what all have you tried so far to resolve the issue" If partitioning keys and adding more CPU cores has already been tried, then you could suggest - what about scanning logs for high-latency calls?

I think the point the author is making is not just using the word "just". It is about being thoughtful and sympathetic before trying to solve the problem.

At least, that was my takeaway.

[gavinray]

Ah, I completely missed the point that it was over the word "just", I thought it was over the actions in their entirety.

Agreed you could probably phrase it more delicately, though I do think the intent is justified.