He should cite John Ousterhout, IMO. He's clearly influenced by Ousterhout's (excellent) work.
And I did it a few times :) He knows about the article, we talked about it.
Lucky to have an opportunity to chat with him! Did he have any specific feedback on your essay?
There's some: https://groups.google.com/g/software-design-book/c/c_CNaDTJt...
Heh, apologies. Should have Ctrl+F'd.