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Published October 7, 2019 Updated August 10, 2021

Code Reviews

When working in the cold and calculating space of computers, it can be easy to forget the emotions of our fellow colleagues. This is especially true when reviewing someone else's work. We need to be sensitive to one's time, effort, and thought while also providing constructive feedback. Emoticons can help express the connotation of feedback you are giving which is sometimes lost in written form. This talk discusses how to use emoticons to set the tone and provide clear visual indication for the context of your code review feedback.