[TriLUG] A sad comment on our culture

[Ken MacKenzie via TriLUG]

Being called an f**ing idiot is a personal attack.  Saying this code is
f***ing idiotic attacks the code.

You can easily see the difference between commenting on the action  and the
person.

I maintain that if you really want to slam something, to the degree that
expletives come out, you better have a way better and proven alternative on
hand.  In other words anyone can point to a problem, what has real value is
when someone points to a solution.  Short of that the most lambasting
critique you have earned the privilege to levy is something akin to, "are
you sure that is the best way?" or "this doesn't address X so what is your
plan for that?"

It is called basic civility as well.  I think american culture is overall
lacking that these days.

Ken

On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 12:02 PM, Matt Whitlow via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org
> wrote:

> I get that their are other ways it can work, for me I can't work in a
> environment that isn't brutally honest, I don't improve and don't preform
> to my best. But I can only speak for myself.
> On Oct 12, 2015 12:00 PM, "Nikolas Everett" <nik9000 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 11:46 AM, Matt Whitlow via TriLUG <
> > trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
> >
> >> the
> >> kernel development is known to be a harsh, brutal, and unforgiving
> >> community but it lowers the chance of bad code getting into the
> community
> >> when you aren't afraid to question someone's code.
> >
> >
> > It *does* work but its not the only thing that works. I've worked in
> > environments that don't put up with brutal comments but still maintain
> > quality and that worked. You can totally question people's code and be
> nice
> > about it.
> >
> > But, again, it works for the kernel. I'd never contribute to the kernel
> > anyway because I'm not a good C developer but I'd doubly never contribute
> > because I don't need the extra stress. They can alienate who they like so
> > long as the project is still healthy. More people for the healthy
> > communities then.
> >
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