Be Kind
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Be Kind
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#2Refreshing...
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#3Be kind, but don't be passive either. Talk about it, be kind, but don't glaze over the learning experience.
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#4I have the similar problem with code reviews. It is really hard to not sound harsh when giving a code review, especially in ones from junior developers where a whole laundry list of fixes comes out.
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#5Also, don't ship on a Friday unless you expect to work on Saturday.
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#6I hope Kevin learned not to let a junior dev deploy to production on Friday.
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#7Good to know there are people looking out for junior devs :-)
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#8Life happens. Being kind shouldn't just be restricted to junior devs, or even just devs for that matter. I've seen many folks be flatout mean and unrealistic to adult freelance developers from low-income-countries. It's a serious problem.
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#9This statement wraps it up:
“Great. It sounds like you get it. I know that you can do better.”
Giving folks a chance to communicate what they learned, and then encouraging them to "do better," is the best way to lead.
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#10I have the similar problem with code reviews. It is really hard to not sound harsh when giving a code review, especially in ones from junior developers where a whole laundry list of fixes comes out.
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