Linus from LTT asks Linus if he'd ever heard of software developers being terminated based on how many lines of code they'd written .

Linus Torvalds responds "Anyone who thinks that's a valid metric is too stupid to work at a tech company..."

It's clear Torvalds doesn't know who this is about when questioned.

Linus hints to him it's about Musk.

"Apparently I was spot on [about Elon Musk being such and individual who is too stupid to work at a tech company]."

Mirror:

One of the sick burns I actully like from him. Usually, Torvalds burns feel undeserved and very mean, but that's maybe just me

Linus Torvalds slams people who think they understand software development, Elon Musk being one of them.