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HipsterBrown
October 17, 2015
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Contributing Code Empathetically
Remembering the People Behind Projects.
Given at jQuery Dev Summit 2015.
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Transcript
Contributing Code Empathetically
Remembering People Behind Projects
Who Am I?
Who Am I? Nick Hehr Empathetic Community Member Front-End Developer
Hoodie Contributor
None
What is Empathy?
What is Empathy? The ability to understand and share the
feelings of another.
What is Empathy? Seeing the world through the eyes of
someone else.
Breakdown • Context • Constructive Feedback • Communication • Caring
Context
The internal and external factors that influence the decisions we
make and actions we take.
How It Relates • No One is Un-Opinionated • We
All Have Biases • Listening is Key • “Why?”
None
Set The Example
Descriptive Descriptions • screenshots, animated GIFs, or screencasts • the
behavior and visuals you expected • related issues that would be closed • any context/reasoning behind why a change should be made • notes or concerns while in progress
Constructive Feedback
The return of information that helps to develop or improve.
How It Relates “If you don’t have anything nice to
say, then don’t say anything at all.”
None
How It Relates “If you don’t have anything nice to
say, then don’t say anything at all.”
How It Relates “If you don’t have anything nice to
say, then don’t say anything at all.”
How It Relates “If you don’t have anything constructive to
say, then don’t say anything at all.”
• Mutually Agreed Upon • Set Up With Expectations •
In An Open Space • Shared With Context Constructive Feedback is…
Example Code Reviews
It is intended to find and fix mistakes overlooked, improving
both the overall quality of software and developers' skills.
Encouraging Constructive Feedback
None
https://github.com/atom/atom/blob/master/ CONTRIBUTING.md
https://github.com/hoodiehq/hoodie/blob/master/ CONTRIBUTING.md
Communication
The successful sharing of ideas and feelings between people.
How It Relates • What We Say • How We
Say It • Where We Say It
“I” Statements For Giving Constructive Feedback For Getting Context
“You” Statements For Getting Context For Giving Constructive Feedback
None
How We Communicate • General = Slack • Standups =
Hangouts / In-Person • Recorded Discussions = GitHub Issues • Long-Form / Async = Email
https://<your-team>.slack.com/ customize/slackbot
Caring
To provide the needs of something and show interest in
it.
How It Relates • Caring is Sharing • And Listening
• And Understanding
How Much Do You Care?
Do You Care Enough… • To Write A Blog Post?
• To File An Issue? • To Send An Email? • To Record A Screencast? • To Submit A Pull Request?
– Yoda “Don’t give in to hate. It leads to
the Dark Side.”
Example Documentation
Documentation Matters • Wikis • Code Comments • Styleguides •
Pattern Libraries • README.md
Exemplifying Caring
http://hood.ie/community/#contributors
http://hood.ie/contribute/
By starting to apply empathy to connect with others professionally,
we can continue down that path to connect with others personally.
Resources
http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/practical-empathy/
http://more-empathy.online
Thank You