I'm reminded of the day my daughter came in, looked over my shoulder at some Perl 4 code, and said, 'What is that, swearing?

Yes, but I did manage to increase the amount of virginity in the world by that method.

Let's say the docs present a simplified view of reality.

Over the long term, symbiosis is more useful than parasitism. More fun, too. Ask any mitochondria.

I think computer science, by and large, is still stuck in the Modern age.

Hubris itself will not let you be an artist.

Let us be charitable, and call it a misleading feature.