It could be a constructive way to engage IMO, because many people latch onto appeals to authority and they want to emulate what they perceive to be a better / bigger talent than theirs. Sometimes they are even right.
…But I personally would find that argument unconvincing; to me the highest levels in any creative / engineering profession are characterized by the simple saying of:
Learn all the rules so you can break them.
That’s why I said that length and Enum.at are an anti-pattern… most of the time.
From my very limited interactions with language and/or high-profile library maintainers, they actually respect people who are not dazzled by their work and engage better with you when you attack their decision in an informed and critically thinking manner.
