TLDR · PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE

HOW GITHUB TAUGHT ME TO MICROMANAGE

matthewrocklin.com8 min read

Summary from the TLDR newsletter

Good feedback cultivates quality work and professional growth - bad feedback degrades quality and erodes relationships. Bad feedback makes critiques but doesn't offer a better direction. OK feedback provides direction. Good feedback educates to produce a better result. All of this depends on context - detailed feedback may be welcomed in circles where people are trying to improve others around them, but it can be toxic in environments where few people care about craft.