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Some are just blunt and say "the code you wrote is stupid!" Others are even worse and say "you were stupid!" What does that gain us? Bugfixes? If the code is stupid, and I say "Oh, you brilliant mind, what a wonderful code you've written", there's little chance the code will ever be fixed. Sorry, I fail to see what's wrong with a bit of honesty. If I say code is wrong when it is wrong, and I praise code when it's good, it's easy to know when I make a compliment, and when I think the code can be improved. From someone who's always nicey-nicey, you'd never know. Yeah, I know, your article has been directed to people like me. Some (many?) people find me blunt and "mean". I don't really care - anyone is free to ignore me. Granted, many forums are better suited to ignore someone (most Usenet and many email readers know killfiles) than perlmonks, but still. Although I rather be judged by my techical skills. As for "don't do to others ...", I'm not doing to others that I wouldn't do to myself. If I write stupid code, please say so. Cut the nicey-nicey crap, go straight to the heart of the matter, point out what's wrong, and preferably, tell me what's better. Life is short - be to the point. And don't forget: this is a technical forum, it's not kindergarten. If you can't stand the heat - stay out of the kitchen. Abigail In reply to Re: (OT) The Honest Cherry Bomb
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