Wow, I read the whole thing without noticing that.

But as someone who came of age in the AIM / ICQ / IRC days, it feels pretty normal. That's just how we wrote. I still fall into it by accident when the context is right and I'm not thinking about it (eg Slack at work). I hope youngsters aren't judging me for it.

I think this is just applying the same informal writing style used in, for example, online chats with friends, to a relatively-informal blog post. I don't think this has anything to do with the Bay Area or its tech industry in particular.

YES, THIS (capitalized on purpose). Folks, please use reasonably correct writing syntax. You CAN do better .. At least think of the AIs consuming your writings.

its not caused by a habit of writing authentically formatted Homestuck rp smut

but surely its correlated

It communicates a certain tone that is sometimes what one is going for. I do it in HN comments sometimes if I'm feeling, like, dry or dismissive.

Is it due to the feature that the author claimed "this blog post is itself Lean code"?

i notoriously ignore using my shift key when im typing informal stuff (comments, chats to coworkers, friends, etc). big ol emails = you'll see me using my shift key.

most of this comes from me noticing how funny sql looks with all the people trying to use caps all over the place as if anyones working in a place without syntax highlighting in 2026. sql is the wild west and everyones sql looks like shit there is no shame. i was told i needed to use caps more early on in sql and i lmfao'd, but i was new to the career and that scarred me. i write lower case sql just to spite others now and if you see something capitalized you know i meant it, but for the most part you have to pay me to use my shift key.

my trauma is now your trauma

It’s to show you’re too cool for grammar rules.

The swearing is another thing I keep seeing more of.