> "A part of being awesome is being honest. If you don’t like something, you can say so, just don’t be rude about it." mos def. i wish more developers, in par

> "A part of being awesome is being honest. If you don’t like something, you can say so, just don’t be rude about it." mos def. i wish more developers, in particular, took the attitude that we're all learning and improving. at best we can each enable and help one another; at minimum we can respect different perspectives. i find so many tech talks, especially from the insecure startup crowd, are initially aggressive and secretive. it makes me uncomfortable, even as i struggle with my own insecurities and attempts to be gentler and less defensive or snobby. after a little more time talking with someone we almost always find common ground and lose our egos in the excitement of the actual content and information exchange. that's good. it's hard to get that personableness on the internet, tho. be honest, but not rude +1