- Tags:: 🗣️Talks , Software documentation
- Author:: Jordan Raine
- Link:: Refactoring: A developer’s guide to writing well - Jordan Raine - YouTube
- Source date:: 2021-05-19
- Finished date:: 2021-05-29
Writing is like coding: you write shitty things first and later you refactor. This is VERY similar to 🗣️ Writing software - DHH. The video is centered around the idea of writing well in PRs, and there might be discussion about the usefulness of PRs in XP if we have pair programming.
On 25:53, when he talks about the passive voice, I would like to talk about “Mistakes were made”: the passive voice sometimes hides accountability.
On 27:19, the idea of trying to convince people of the complexity of your job… That is not relevant!!!
On 30:11, the reorder of ideas, I could use my very own TID!
✍️ Refusing to stand on the shoulders of giants
I stole this from people who are smarter than me and you should too!