Would you please stop posting flamebait to HN?

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

I thought I had posted constructive comments on this discussion.

If discussing good software practices is "flamebait" that deserves to be downvoted, which was what my "growing up" quip was about, then I am at a loss as to what to do...

I think he means your "growing up" quip.