On: Be Kind

[mijustin]

This statement wraps it up:

“Great. It sounds like you get it. I know that you can do better.”

Giving folks a chance to communicate what they learned, and then encouraging them to "do better," is the best way to lead.

[taneq → mijustin]

As long as it's not overdone. If every review ends in "you can do better" it just becomes the new "must apply themselves more in class".

[falcolas → taneq]

So long as you're not having to "you can do better" for the same issue every time, I think it's fine. There's a lot of minutia to learn in software development; a lot of opportunity to screw up.

[hilop → taneq]

I don't want to ever work at a job where to can't get better.