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		stiff on May 23, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Objectify: A Better Way to Build Rails Application... Well, maybe I got carried away a bit with the tone in general in the last paragraphs of both comments, but I think I substantiated the particular sentence you cited quite a bit. On the other hand, I also took half an hour to clearly explain to you why this is somewhat misguided and tried hard to be polite, while someone below just said "this is fucking ridiculous". It's hard, at least for me, to give constructive criticism, without the other person being offeneded.

evolve2k on May 23, 2012 [–]

I find utilising the Feedback Sandwich Technique, with some authentic positive encouragement, usually works well.

I apply it mostly when I'm writing something and am getting the feeling that it might not come across so well.

http://www.rightattitudes.com/2008/02/20/sandwich-feedback-t... (from a quick Google)

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