I hereby invite and authorize everybody to nitpick on any code I have ever written, be it in private or public. Preferably by attaching a patch file which points out my errors.
There were times I'd have paid a lot of money to get a free lecture like Morbus provided.
So true. But the motivation and/or tone for doing so was not constructive, but rather condascending.
And that means it just degenerates into a pissing contest of finding faults with each other. That's not a productive use of time, in my view.
Well, our views could not be more different. Morbus' infuriated letter has resulted in a better module whereas all the bickering by other people has only temporarily filled my inbox.
You only looked at one aspect of it. I agree that this was useful, and therefore started the other thread on code reviews and certified modules. But how about other intangibles like: - The message this sends to new comers? (You will be torn to death) - The community reputation as a whole? (No one stood up and tried to keep the loud/impolite people in check) We have to think beyond "just code" ...