https://conventionalcomments.org/ Recent content on Conventional Comments Hugo en https://conventionalcomments.org/communication/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://conventionalcomments.org/communication/ <h1 id="communicating-thoughtfully-in-written-reviews"> <a href="#communicating-thoughtfully-in-written-reviews">Communicating thoughtfully in written reviews</a> </h1> <p>Soft skills can be hard — especially in writing. Each word choice can affect how your message lands.</p> <p><a href="https://conventionalcomments.org/">Conventional Comments</a> helps with clearly communicating your intent, but more is needed when it comes to wording the actual feedback. Here are some suggestions to help make your written review feedback more constructive and effective.</p> <h2 id="be-curious"> <a href="#be-curious">Be curious</a> </h2> <p><a href="https://souldzin.substack.com/p/curiouser-and-curiouser">Assume a posture of genuine curiosity</a>.</p> <p>Don&rsquo;t assume you have all the context. Try to catch yourself before jumping to conclusions and ask questions instead. For example, consider this comment:</p> https://conventionalcomments.org/neighborhood/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://conventionalcomments.org/neighborhood/ <h2 id="around-the-neighborhood"> <a href="#around-the-neighborhood">Around the Neighborhood</a> </h2> <p>Below are some projects and tools which encourage and assist with using <a href="https://conventionalcomments.org/">Conventional Comments</a>. These projects are authored and maintained by passionate software engineers of the wider community. If you own a project that you&rsquo;d like to showcase here, please reach out by creating an issue in the Conventional Comments <a href="https://gitlab.com/conventionalcomments/conventionalcomments.gitlab.io">GitLab project</a>.</p> <p class="italic text-sm"> DISCLAIMER: These projects come from the wider community and are not officially supported or maintained by Conventional Comments. Use at your own risk and discretion. </p>