I've only just recently realized that there's this whole fanatical, obstinate, and downright wrong subsection of the programming ecosphere that loves nothing more than to try to shout people down over their own narrow interpretation of what is or is not "pass by reference".
From humble beginnings at an MSP, I've adventured through life as a sysadmin, into an engineer, and finally landed as a developer focused on fixing problems with automation.
I've only just recently realized that there's this whole fanatical, obstinate, and downright wrong subsection of the programming ecosphere that loves nothing more than to try to shout people down over their own narrow interpretation of what is or is not "pass by reference".
Are you implying this about the post author or the comment author? Weird, passive-aggressive comment.
It's not about the author.
And I'm perfectly fine with weird.