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As a person who prefers profanity and hyperbolic exaggeration and over-reaction when dealing with technical topics (about which no sane person would do things l
by otakucode 7y ago
As a person who prefers profanity and hyperbolic exaggeration and over-reaction when dealing with technical topics (about which no sane person would do things like threaten violence, so it becomes funny for someone you know to do so), I entirely understand the need for policies like these. I am fully aware that I am not all people or even necessarily normal. Reviews inherently involve other people, and unless you are in a closed and close-knit social group, it is very easy for people to misunderstand things and be unaware of the subtext a person might be intending to communicate with.
I don't really understand why (at least not enough that I could effectively change the situation) some folks conduct themselves as if everyone else is their best friend and knows them intimately, knowing when they are joking, etc. Is it a matter of stereotypical 'social awkwardness' that society derides intellectuals with? Or something different? I haven't personally come across people that are earnestly writing code review comments with malice, but have certainly seen some that could be seen as overly negative/aggressive/etc by an outsider (they were written in a very close-knit team amongst friends, though). I presume most all problematic comments come down to misunderstandings.