Comment by dgb23

> the way you worded it was quite rude and a bit hurtful

You probably just hit some nerve of the person you responded to. Granted, your article was exaggerating about the worthlessness of source code, you made a very good and interesting point grounded in real experience.

On top of that you did something that I think is very important, commendable and interesting: Looking at the history of software engineering and programming. There is a wealth of knowledge and insights at our fingertips and as a culture we're not paying enough attention to history.

And the message is very sound if not taken to the extreme. Source code quality matters and is worth investing in, but people ultimately matter more. It's an important message that needs to be heard again and again.