Rob Pike is insanely good at what he does. But along the way he maintained insane ignorance about everything he doesn't do. Unfortunately, he forgets to confine his opinions to the important areas where he is knowledgeable, and has grown defensive about the world straying away from his domain. Hence the nonsensical rants against OO and type theory that put incoherent words in the mouths of his straw men.
Contrast to someone like Simon Thompson, toiling for decades on a marginalized language (Haskell) for decades, yet never wasting time insulting people who ignore his work. In fact, he praises his team for avoiding the distrsctions and hassles of attaining popularity before his work is perfected
Contrast to someone like Simon Thompson, toiling for decades on a marginalized language (Haskell) for decades, yet never wasting time insulting people who ignore his work. In fact, he praises his team for avoiding the distrsctions and hassles of attaining popularity before his work is perfected