That's exactly the point. Everyone hears this sort of thing and mistakenly infuses it with some significant meaning when really, it's just developers talking to developers.
Whether that was the original OP intention, I dunno, but it's the best lesson here.
Author here. I'm glad there are people like you who share the same view. :)
I do admit that I haven't explained things well in my blog post, but some comments here that suggest being aggressive/rude is okay and/or justifiable as long as there's another side of the story is really an eye opener for me and I'm somewhat shocked... Is being kind and decent to another fellow coworker (and a human being for that matter) too much to ask? :\
Provided your comment is currently grey, I suppose it is, for some people...