Thanks for the article Phil.
I agree that bad criticism along the lines of "oh wow! look what this idiot did!" is not helpful and just shows you up as ignorant.
There are many reasons why non-optimal code is written in whichever environment - and unfortunately, unless you know the author really well, there is usually no way to know the reasons why it happened.
I would say there is definitely one exception to this though : when a mate that you know is competent writes some stinking code - in this case you should go for it - they deserve it and so do you!
One other exception: If I answer a question on SSC and my answer is incorrect or less than optimal, I would worry if it was not criticised - after all, that is the best thing about these forums - the group review.
MM
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