Just don't say just
talking, writing, and thinking about technical solutions
OR
SIMPLE IS DIFFICULT
Storytime
What you say
Why don't we just...
What I hear
You're dumb for not thinking of...
What I feel
What you probably actually mean
I want to casually discuss a possible solution
What you might not want to say
- Obviously
- Basically
- Simply
- Clearly
- Self-evident
- Easy
- Everyone knows
- Of course
What you might say instead
- In the past I've...
- I've seen other projects...
- Have you considered...
- It seems to me...
- It might be easier to...
- What about...
Try to do this when estimating too
Things are rarely as simple as they seem
It's not 'just' a one line change
Test like every change can cause an outage
Make sure to define your terms
Don't assume you know what your audience knows
Most importantly!
Don't sell yourself short
Be excellent to each other. And... PARTY ON, DUDES!
- Abraham Lincoln