As I read discussions about software, I find that there are quite a few people that don’t understand the proper way to act, which results discussions turning into heated, personal arguments. To help potentially lower the damage done in these discussions, I’m making this Rolling Release post about software discussion etiquette as the spiritual successor to Allan McRae’s blog post, “How To File A Bug Report“. In Allan’s post, he lists several things to keep in mind that also apply here. While I don’t claim to be an expert on etiquette, I know from first-hand experience that developers and designers want users to be as pleasant and simple as possible to work with, and by following these general guidelines (at least), you can help your favorite software project by not being a jerk . Continue reading Software Discussion Etiquette