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I just want people to be clear and concise. I hate the vague shit sandwich rhetorical questions. Just tell me why you don’t like the function name instead of t

• nonethewiser 4y ago
  I agree but I think honestly asking "why did you do it this way?" is important sometimes. The answer may completely change your suggestion. For the contrived example about renaming a method, no I dont think you should ask why they named it that way.
  • coffeebeqn 4y ago
    That is a straight question and definitely valid.
• conductr 4y ago
  Clear and concise is often received as short and terse. I personally think people as a whole need to learn to receive communications better, versus expecting the author of said communication to know how to tailor their message for your individual preferences. So the whole premise of this article is focusing on the wrong side of things in my mind. It’s similar to the idea of “being offended” which is pretty common these days. It’s been said that offense is taken not given. So the reader is usually the problem. Ignoring of course the blatantly offensive topics and communications, which do still exists. But in a work situation, you should always approach things with an assumption the other person is trying to be constructive and make an effort to not be offended by something that initially offends you or was delivered in a terse manner. If a patterns presents itself, have a conversation and ask why it’s being delivered that way.