I can guarantee that the snark is intrinsic to Raymond. He is just that type of guy. He loves a good story, is very sarcastic and likes to troll co-workers.
(I could tell quite a few Raymond stories from when we worked together but it is better to leave it to him. It is a shame that he sticks to technical topics mostly on his blog.)
Actually, I really like the stories about his nieces too. He had one about watching his niece learn to cheat that was fantastic.
Re: snark, I wasn't talking about his own snark; that's great. I'm talking about the bits he adds labelled "Pre-emptive snark: [insert snarky thing a reader might say here, plus his response". Maybe I'm mis-reading his attitude towards those, but he seems a bit weary of them.
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I can guarantee that the snark is intrinsic to Raymond. He is just that type of guy. He loves a good story, is very sarcastic and likes to troll co-workers.
(I could tell quite a few Raymond stories from when we worked together but it is better to leave it to him. It is a shame that he sticks to technical topics mostly on his blog.)
Actually, I really like the stories about his nieces too. He had one about watching his niece learn to cheat that was fantastic.
Re: snark, I wasn't talking about his own snark; that's great. I'm talking about the bits he adds labelled "Pre-emptive snark: [insert snarky thing a reader might say here, plus his response". Maybe I'm mis-reading his attitude towards those, but he seems a bit weary of them.