Anyone who has spent a good chunk of their life trying to keep things as minimal as possible after being “inspired” by such articles can understand the reaction. There’s no reason a sensible comment, even if it’s a bit emotionally charged, should trigger your zen master spidey sense. I’m sure they’re speaking from experience and are trying to prevent others from taking the oh so tempting bait.
Why are discussions of web development and JavaScript unique in that we can’t discuss alternative methods and trade offs without the discussion devolving into personal attacks and defensiveness?
