[npsimons]

Just to go a little meta-meta (I never meta I didn't like ;), I find it interesting to contrast this response to others who have experienced the Hacker News Effect, especially those who come on HN and respond directly to critics. This response was level-headed, humble, and above all, professional. And all that for an (unpaid?) open source project.

Whereas there have been some people who show up with attitudes that, frankly, make me question how they still have customers . . .

[kmfrk]

There was a time where stories like "Something completely inane happened, here is the break-down" peaked, which rendered a lot of people practically allergic to post-game analyses like this.

That doesn't mean that all of them are bad, and I really liked this article, and hope to see more.

[npsimons]

I could see that; geeks/engineers can be prone to over-analysis. That being said, I liked this article and comments too; clear, concise and refreshingly transparent. Some of the worst post-game analyses I've seen seem to be where details are few (bad on the OP), then speculation occurs (bad on the commenters), and worst is when the OP comes and throws a tantrum (or similar) dragging the speculation down to a flamewar (although usually a moderate one by my standards).