Criticism should not be insulting.
The primary title of this document is a thinly veiled attempt of shrouding the author's true intent. It's clear from their final words on the topic that they mean to insult, not criticize.
The primary title of this document is a thinly veiled attempt of shrouding the author's true intent. It's clear from their final words on the topic that they mean to insult, not criticize.
> How To Criticize Computer Scientists > or > Avoiding Ineffective Deprecation And > Making Insults More Pointed
Am I missing something? Isn't your failure to read the full title a result of your desire to insult the author, rather than to criticize them? Wasn't this done already at Xerox PARC?
For good general advice on productive criticism, I recommend How to Criticize with Kindness, by the philosopher Daniel Dennett. [1]
[0] https://github.com/Droogans/unmaintainable-code
[1] https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/03/28/daniel-dennett-rapo...