Posted when it was new 973 days ago. Decent comment thread there. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=265520
No one was saying they aren't. Some helpful members of the community often post links to old discussions of the same article.
It's not a judgement that the link shouldn't have been posted, but rather, a way to show people who missed it what was already posted.
it's invaluable when a popular link doesn't get a lot of traction on a subsequent post.
I'm glad this was reposted, since I wasn't aware of the original link (even though I do read coding horror every now and then), and thanks for posting the prev discussion thread.
This post makes me feel better about my horrendous code from 10 years ago. I was learning, and maybe this was the best way to go about it? I think almost all programmers go through a period where we produce huge volumes of software. There's one big difference, though. In a ceramics class, nobody has to maintain your mountain of crappy plates, vases, and ashtrays.