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No, even academia and pure theorists could take a fresh perspective with actual skin in the game in making software.

> The article is a terrific example of basic analysis BTW.

Hahaha. It's some cherry picked examples and you're already claiming it's 'a terrific example of basic analysis'. The hyperbole is real in software.

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Reminds me of Nassim Taleb's works. Reading and rereading the standard library is a good way to learn a language or get depth. I don't see how reading an actual implementation can be considered academic, as it is real-life engineering. It is not pseudocode or theory, some algorithms in Java and C++ are using some ugly shortcuts that only an engineer would find interesting while an academic would think it's heresy.

Cherry picking is 100% compatible with analysis, which is closed subjective logic, not open opportunistic logic. Plus I don't think the author is exactly trying to go head to head with your personal favorite method. Could be wrong though.

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