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by mike_hock 929 days ago
If they are, then that's why the quality is declining.
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“Verbal abuse is a necessary component of effective software reliability engineering!”

“If my file system developer hasn’t been through the Full Metal Jacket experience, I don’t trust the code they write!”

“Linux is going down the toilet! What we really need is leadership from a guy who’s VERY angry all the time!”

Sure, giving good candid feedback is a gift, but degradation isn’t a necessary part of honesty.

Funny. You don't even know if that's the case, but somehow you know it's the cause?
Weird. I had a few upvotes from people with a sense of humor before it went back down to 1 and these comments appeared.