The endless comments on that post arguing about C-vs-C++-vs-C#-vs-ObjC make me want to jump in to a volcano. Those stories from the last few days about reducing time spent reading the internet might be on to something.
It's all bikeshedding, and thus should fail HN's test of interesting content. Junior programmers obsess about this crap. I don't know why these discussions continually pop up. It really makes HN look like /r/programming, and that isn't saying much.
Of particular note are comments in the vein of, "I haven't used Language X much, but it is terrible." I'm baffled why they're not called out for their obvious lack of intellectual honesty.
Because, all too often, those comments are not prefixed with, "I haven't used Language X, but I hear that". Instead, they masquerade as comments by someone with actual experience. The poster knows that if they were to add that disclaimer to their statement, it would lower the credibility of what they're saying.
And we all know you gotta be Right On The Internet, not intellectually honest.
