Maintainer Communication
Advanced Reviewer Studio
Give review comments that teach without rewriting someone else's entire patch.
Description
For developers who already merge regularly and want to mentor others through review. You practice question-first comments, layered approvals, and when to take a patch over kindly.
Included focus
- Comment grading rubric
- Live review of anonymized diffs
- Practice declining scope creep
- Office hours with a maintainer guest
- Mentor shadowing on one of your reviews
- Workbook on nits vs blockers
- Follow-up plan for recurring contributors
Outcomes
- Personal review style guide one page long
- Two recorded reviews with annotated improvements
- Mentoring plan for a recurring contributor
Reviews
Nits vs blockers worksheet changed how our team uses GitHub suggestions.
Guest week was intense; wish we had one more slow week to digest.
FAQ
Prerequisites?
You should already have multiple merged PRs on public repos and some informal review experience.
What is not included?
We do not place you as a maintainer on a project. That remains between you and upstream teams.
Language?
Materials are English-first with Korean discussion slots midweek.