http://www.paulgraham.com/disagree.html
Look under DH2.
I didn't find his tone offensive at all, esp as a piece of writing. It's likely that he hears "DOM is slow" all the time, and is venting. And he's a far cry from Zed Shaw's kind of writing.
Look under DH2.
I didn't find his tone offensive at all, esp as a piece of writing. It's likely that he hears "DOM is slow" all the time, and is venting. And he's a far cry from Zed Shaw's kind of writing.
“I’m too stupid to know that what I’m doing is stupid”
However, if you'd prefer a critique on the substance of the actual article, I have one of those, too: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5401340
He's saying it's more difficult to convince people of your point if you're being a dick about it. You aren't arguing the central point of his thesis, so I'm unsure what exactly your point is in regards to OP.
As far as I know, PG's post doesn't apply to the original article, as the article starts the discussion, rather than responds to one.