On 06/08/2011 03:55 PM, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
It's not that I have anything against Pike or Thompson. I don't. I just think that as dumb as it is to use ad hominem reasoning in the first place, it's even dumber to invoke it in such an anachronistic way.
Then don't do it yourself. Your Pike bashing was uncalled for. The author didn't say anything about Pike except to mention him as one of the original developers. If he was gushing over the man or saying Go is worthwhile because of him, then you'd have a point.