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It's always great to see more women authors and diversity in tech. At the same time, I think interpretating this as an explicit rejection of the above seems a b
by thanhhaimai 7y ago
It's always great to see more women authors and diversity in tech. At the same time, I think interpretating this as an explicit rejection of the above seems a bit stretch. I've seen these advice at Google for a long time. My intern host taught me to not be personal, and that "criticizing the code is not criticizing you" 7 years ago. I'd love more help to understand the above claim.
- kradroy 7y agoI learned that in grad school. From the transmitting side: "criticize the ideas, not the person." From the receiving side: "they're criticizing your work, not you." This was actually the most useful thing I learned in grad school. Thank god those two years were on the donors' dime(s). I also think the parent commenter's interpretation is an exaggeration.
- sprflyprgrmrguy 7y ago| From the receiving side: "they're criticizing your work, not you." For a lot of developers they see their work as an extension of themselves. I think this might be the case for a lot of folks whose primary work is thought work.
- Aeolun 7y ago“Oh honey, bless your heart. You are a lovely person, honest. But you can’t program for shit.”