AND CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM
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Kansas City Ballet
courtesy Angie Chung
Will working hard make me a better programmer?
Frances Chung in Tomasson/Possokhovβs Don Quixote
Stop being so dramatic.
Stop being so dramatic.
Stop writing overcomplicated code.
Most beginners make the mistake of being afraid to make mistakes... you will be tempted to hide... But you cannot be noncommittal. Either you do it or you don't.
There is nothing to be embarrassed or apologetic about. Nobody expects you to get it right the first time.
Only when you make clear mistakes can [they] see where you need help... a correction is an indication of [their] belief in your ability to progress.
What feedback do I value?
Please consider these changes to the functionality of the application.
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If accepted, these changes will provide these benefits....
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Risk areas when accepting these changes are....
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To verify...
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Thank you for your consideration,
πππ Tessa
Do you trust that feedback you get is about your work, about what you do,
and not about who you are?
What are my goals as a reviewer?
Why am I giving this person feedback on their code at all?
my
to my work
βless defensive.
more open.
more brave.
Twitter: @t_kelly9
GitHub: @tesk9
By KCBalletMedia (kcb097-22BDPX0224) [CC BY 2.0Β (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
By Angie Chung (Morning Class: Adagio) [CC BY-SA 2.0Β (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
"The Ballet", I Love LucyΒ (February 1952).
By Erik Tomasson (Frances Chung of San Francisco Ballet), "THE KITRI OR PLISETSKAYA JUMP" (https://www.sfballet.org/explore/articles/The-Kitri-or-Plisetskaya-Jump)
By Erik Tomasson (Dores AndrΓ© and Luke Ingham of San Francisco Ballet),Β via @sfballet Twitter (https://twitter.com/sfballet/status/1029802918789242880)