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| author | Andreas Kling <kling@serenityos.org> | 2022-06-14 09:15:39 +0200 |
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| committer | Andreas Kling <kling@serenityos.org> | 2022-06-14 09:20:08 +0200 |
| commit | 81cca937b18ed0e1f1f0f02e9edcdbd17f7d74d8 (patch) | |
| tree | 9590ab5d072f8ce50047bf15859bb4aeecfceb49 /CONTRIBUTING.md | |
| parent | fc8b74f8b4be756f17c90b67b5f4a5e69cc78031 (diff) | |
| download | serenity-81cca937b18ed0e1f1f0f02e9edcdbd17f7d74d8.zip | |
Meta: Add note to CONTRIBUTING.md about jokes
Jokes don't scale well, and if everyone adds their pet "funny" thing
to the project, we'll just look unserious and goofy.
To avoid that, and maintain a dignified style, let's just have a blanket
ban on jokes and "funny" things in user-facing parts of the system.
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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index c6d66b265d..59054e4a00 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ Nobody is perfect, and sometimes we mess things up. That said, here are some goo * Write in C. (Instead, take advantage of C++'s amenities, and don't limit yourself to the standard C library.) * Attempt large architectural changes until you are familiar with the system and have worked on it for a while. * Engage in excessive "feng shui programming" by moving code around without quantifiable benefit. +* Add jokes or other "funny" things to user-facing parts of the system. ## Pull Request Q&A |