In this episode of my thoughts on communities, let’s have a chat about codes of conduct. Codes of conduct aren’t like HR policies for an organization; instead, they’re more like massive group contracts. Let’s dive in 🧵 (1/14) When I talk with people who haven’t been in the community space, I notice a lot of folks assuming codes of conduct are more like HR policies. They expect the CoC to be a way to protect the community heads if "something goes wrong." (2/14)

I went to a couple of community events this weekend from cars to tech, and I got to thinking about community-led growth and how companies and communities intertwine. A thread 🧵 Companies that don't understand the community behind them and that don't prioritize that community when considering its future are doomed to fail.

#DeliveryConf @MrThomasRayner: Messy PowerShell behaviors: A lack of tests, no signed code (not good!), a lack of linting, no peer review (this is a big one!), lack of difference between artifacts in source and prod, no approval, and no dev env. #DeliveryConf @MrThomasRayner: The same concepts from #CICD that we heard in the keynote earlier are applicable to PowerShell!