The author actually mentions this in the article and finds no irony in it.
Okay, so the “principle” is now a judgement call
No shit. That’s the entire idea of every coding “principle”. For decades now! That’s actually what makes experience important… maybe that’s what this author is missing.
Not to beat on [a] dead horse, but [the rambling] alone should have been enough to make any competent programmer sceptical of anything [this author] has to say about programming.
The author actually mentions this in the article and finds no irony in it.
No shit. That’s the entire idea of every coding “principle”. For decades now! That’s actually what makes experience important… maybe that’s what this author is missing.
They don’t lack confidence though!
Yep, I enjoyed the article. Unfortunately, it won’t convince zealots. Reason rarely does.