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A collection of thoughts on nonviolent code review (NVCR). As the title suggests, this is an attempt to apply the ideas of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) to code reviews. Note that this is not about the application of NVC during code review. NVC is about emotional reactions and the needs of individuals, which does not apply to code review (unless things get into a meta discussion about how someone feels about code review). NVCR is an attempt to re-apply the approach of NVC to engineering principles and the requirements of technical systems. NVC is for discussing the feelings and behavior of people, NVCR is intended to be for the discussion of code and other technical systems. NVCR is intended to keep technical discussions focused and productive, just like NVC is designed to keep personal communication focused and productive. Of course, not all reviews can or should be so elaborate as to follow all the suggestions in this document. But the more complex and contentious the code review ge

Nonviolent Code Review - MediaWiki Jump to content From mediawiki.org This is an essay. It expresses the opinions and ideas of some mediawiki.org users, but may not have wide support. Feel free to update this page as needed, or use the discussion page to propose major changes. A collection of thoughts on nonviolent code review (NVCR). As the title suggests, this is an attempt to apply the ideas of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) to code reviews . Note that this is not about the application of NVC during code review. NVC is about emotional reactions and the needs of individuals, which does not a

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