> The other place I’ve seen tech evangelism is in Haskell, specifically the belief that strongly typed programs are a better way to build software.

Interesting, I'm newer to the field so I say I saw this more particularly with the rewrite in rust crowd, yes rust does have certain aspects better than cpp but does not mean every cpp project would benefit from a rust rewrite. Also is the claim on strongly type programs true? like is it better overall or just better given some specific points?

> It’s tech evangelism, and that scares the shit out of me.

I am sorry, but how is this new and why is this scary? The article doesn't make a case for this being genuinely scary.

The author may have a valid point or two, but at the end of the day, it's not that big of a deal. Everyone over promotes their products because it is in their interest to do so.

> Evangelism is considered harmful as an organizational technology.

Ok, I don't disagree there.

> Second, evangelism suppresses dissent

Good point.

But still, it's not a big deal.