I think the fact that he did it at a conference made it personal. See the other post that is a peer of yours on this thread.
Basically Steve Yegge said that his boss doesn't deserve the respect to know this ahead of time. In fact its quite possible that 1000 people will know this before his boss does, including his boss's boss.
In many regards the only person this was disrespectful to was his boss -- and that makes it personal when you single out someone in this manner.
Basically Steve Yegge said that his boss doesn't deserve the respect to know this ahead of time. In fact its quite possible that 1000 people will know this before his boss does, including his boss's boss.
In many regards the only person this was disrespectful to was his boss -- and that makes it personal when you single out someone in this manner.