J-U-S-T. Those four characters can be significantly detrimental to a software development process. In this blog post, I’ll describe how the “just keyword” can affect team’s communication and how to avoid misusing it on Slack.

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“Just” is toxic and dangerous. It implicitly suggests that the proposed task is straightforward. “Just tickets” tend to drag, evolve into epics, miss deadlines and hurt the team’s motivation. Slack offers a simple feature that will let you automate it.

How to Avoid the Most Dangerous Word in Software Development

This article is about the word “just”.

Another good one: “easy”. I think I hear that one even more frequently.

I like how the author submitted a proposed solution rather than just stating what not to do. Interesting read!