I don't understand the issue either. A compiler warning or exception report is immediate and precise feedback. What could be easier to deal with impartially?
The bigger picture of course is that criticism, whether it comes from other humans, machines, or oneself, is the only way to improve anything. If you want to create anything worthwhile you have to have some mechanism to improve. Why would we want to bury our heads in the sand just so that we never have to hear a critique?
I suppose you could get a rote job on an assembly line and spend your free time watching TV and you'd never have to hear another complaint, but that sounds like an absolutely miserable life to me.
Yes, feedback is helpful and you shouldn't take criticism personally. No disagreement. But feedback that's mostly focused on small problems is draining and criticism is draining. If that's not the case for you, awesome. It's the case for some people. Try to empathize with them. The article articulates that draining feeling and I find that pretty insightful and useful.
The bigger picture of course is that criticism, whether it comes from other humans, machines, or oneself, is the only way to improve anything. If you want to create anything worthwhile you have to have some mechanism to improve. Why would we want to bury our heads in the sand just so that we never have to hear a critique?
I suppose you could get a rote job on an assembly line and spend your free time watching TV and you'd never have to hear another complaint, but that sounds like an absolutely miserable life to me.