The author (me) isn't dismissive; he's skeptical. Siracusa did a great job of upbeat, critical, accurate reviews. Conversely, the coverage of APFS has been inane. A video, a PDF, and some high level docs were shuffled and reworded; that's not a review. Tech journalists live in a tough world where the details are obscure and hard to evaluate with deadlines that are becoming ever shorter and a reward system that values views over depth. My skepticism was meant to counterbalance the fluffy, fawning tone of what I had seen.
I stood around with Giampaolo, Tamura, and other Apple folks. I had a significant leg up on journalists; I know the subject well and the Apple folks know and respect me based on technology I've worked on. (And they didn't kick me out when I revealed that I didn't actually have a conference pass). I knew (some of) the questions to ask, and they were remarkably open with their answers.
I stood around with Giampaolo, Tamura, and other Apple folks. I had a significant leg up on journalists; I know the subject well and the Apple folks know and respect me based on technology I've worked on. (And they didn't kick me out when I revealed that I didn't actually have a conference pass). I knew (some of) the questions to ask, and they were remarkably open with their answers.
Also: https://twitter.com/ahl/status/747074195192832001