I believe a more appropriate noun is "contempt" :-)

I found this page [1] some time ago, maybe someone can find some good quotes in here but the page is kind of long and heavy and not super quotable, maybe some of you will find some gems in there.

Top of the page is Xah Lee, a lovable, and sometimes a bit weird, cranky master of contempt:

    > The basis of computer languages' merit lies in their mathematical properties.
    > It is this metric, that we should use as a guide for direction.
    > As an analogy, we measure the quality of a hammer by scientific principles:
    > ergonomics, material (weight, hardness. . .), construction, statistical
    > analysis of accidents/productivity/… …etc., not by vogue or lore.
    > If we go by feelings and preferences, hammer's future will deviate
    > and perhaps become dildos or maces. (Xah Lee in comp.lang.lisp, July 2000)

I think Xah is cranky but many times on to something. For instance, point 6 in his list of "Python Doc Idiocies" [2] is hard to disagree with :-).

1: http://www.schnada.de/quotes/contempt.html

2: http://xahlee.info/python/python_doc_index.html

P.S.: if you enjoy Xah's writing you should pay for his excellent emacs manual [3]. It is actually openly available but he accepts contributions.

3: http://ergoemacs.org/emacs/buy_xah_emacs_tutorial.html

UPDATE: he actually has a Patreon account too! [4]

4: https://www.patreon.com/xahlee