What offends me the most, as a web developer

I&#x27;ve had a near identical experience over the last 30 years. Every point in the article rang true and I sympathise with every one of them.<p>Regarding the second point: One of the hardest things to swallow is a programmer with 2 or 3 years experience pointing out code smells in my work simply because he&#x27;s read Clean Code (I&#x27;ve been a professional, full time programmer for 30 years). Sure, there are code smells in my work - I won&#x27;t deny it - I&#x27;m not a clean coder and I accept that my coding style leaves a lot to be desired. But I work hard and solve difficult problems to a clients satisfaction.<p>Is it just me or does anyone else think that &#x27;code smells&#x27; is a demeaning expression?

&gt; Other web developers who think they’re holier-than-thou, just because they write code for a living.<p>TIL there are still web developers who don&#x27;t write code.

What offends me the most, as HN reader (in EU), is clicking on links to articles only to discover they&#x27;re behind a paywall or require me to accept cookies or other analytics crap, especially when they come with &quot;Pardon the interruption&quot; and &quot;We value your privacy&quot; modals. Isn&#x27;t the article on a freely accessible personal blog somewhere?