Right. I think his dismissal of Lua was particularly uninformed, since he recently became enthralled by the prototype-based programming style Lua handles so well (http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2008/10/universal-design-pat...). I don't know how good the JVM implementation of it is, though.
He also has a history of very vocally presenting his opinions (sometimes with factual errors...), then quietly retracting them later without explaining why. Too bad, because the reasons why people change their minds about deeply-held beliefs are often the most revealing points about issues, IMHO.
Admittedly, it's "drunken rants" blog, so maybe so much scrutiny is a bit unfair.
He also has a history of very vocally presenting his opinions (sometimes with factual errors...), then quietly retracting them later without explaining why. Too bad, because the reasons why people change their minds about deeply-held beliefs are often the most revealing points about issues, IMHO.
Admittedly, it's "drunken rants" blog, so maybe so much scrutiny is a bit unfair.