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Comment by enraged_camel | Hacker News Reader

I like Chris and what he has done, but...

>>The Swift language is the product of tireless effort from a team of language experts, documentation gurus, compiler optimization ninjas...

Seriously? What is a "documentation guru"? What is a "compiler optimization ninja"? I find language like this so distracting and asinine that I had to stop reading. Am I the only one?

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Yes, you are the only one. Replace "guru" with "expert" and "ninja" with "expert" and continue reading. There are already no real ninjas in the world and soon there will be no real gurus. No one thinks twice when someone is called a marketing wiz (there are no real wizards any more). Language changes and metaphors using archaic terms are commonly introduced.

That's funny, because when such language is used in job postings, they are overwhelmingly frowned upon by HN folks. But I guess it's OK when someone like Chris does it...

edit: judging by the downvotes, he seems to have a lot of fans. :)

Likely downvoted because this is the stupidest, most pointless comment thread on an otherwise decent page. Contributing to it is what's overwhelmingly frowned upon by HN.

(Yes, I know. I could use some downvotes.)

It is quite possible that e was referring to people who he believed had taught him interesting aspects about the spirit of documentation or the philosophical way to view compiler optimisation. In which case the word would be apt.

Hilarious.

If you're going to let it get to you that much, you may want to step back a tad.

Well, regarding "what is a documentation guru?", the documentation system for Swift is extremely impressive; all example pages are literate programs which can be interacted with with live results a la the playground. That's some bad ass documentation if you ask me.

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