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authorAlex Stapleton <alexs@prol.etari.at>2014-03-29 13:26:10 +0000
committerAlex Stapleton <alexs@prol.etari.at>2014-03-29 13:26:10 +0000
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Make code review docs friendlier
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-Reviewing/merging patches
-=========================
+Reviewing and merging patches
+=============================
-Everyone is encouraged to review open pull requests. When reviewing a patch try
-to keep each of these concepts in mind:
+Everyone is encouraged to review open pull requests. We only ask that you try
+and think carefully, ask questions and are `excellent to one another`_. Code
+review is our opportunity to share knowledge, design ideas and make friends.
+
+When reviewing a patch try to keep each of these concepts in mind:
Architecture
------------
@@ -24,8 +27,8 @@ Implementation
* Has it been documented?
* Will this change introduce new bugs?
-Grammar/Style
--------------
+Grammar and style
+-----------------
These are small things that are not caught by the automated style checkers.
@@ -54,3 +57,4 @@ devastating, ``cryptography`` has a strict merge policy for committers:
The purpose of these policies is to minimize the chances we merge a change
that jeopardizes our users' security.
+.. _`excellent to one another`: https://speakerdeck.com/ohrite/better-code-review