Re: (OT) The Honest Cherry Bomb

[Abigail-II]

Consider "that code is awful and you shouldn't be doing it that way." versus "here's a better way to do this."

Now you are assuming that that is either or. Many of my posts that are considered blunt (of course, tons of people consider anything I write to be blunt anyway) will also either show a better way, or have a pointer to it.

Thus, if I really want to help someone, I don't start out by potentially making them mad.

You do it your way, I do it my way. My advice on this and other forums is free, and people are free to ignore it. I'm willing to help people (but I'm not willing to spoonfeed them); I don't charge; I don't expect anything in return. But I will do it my way.

Abigail