Discussion and Comment of the Week - v12
Tags: bestofdev
Published: 2022-07-28 19:28:14

**This weekly roundup highlights what we believe to be the most thoughtful and/or interesting discussion of the week. We're also be highlighting one particularly cool comment in each installment. 🙌**

The DEV Community is particularly special because of the kind and thoughtful discussions happening between community members. As such, we want to encourage folks to participate in discussions and reward those who are initiating or taking part in conversations across the community. After all, a community is made possible by the people interacting inside it.

## Discussion of the Week

Big ups to @nickytonline for dropping the short'n'sweet discussion topic "[July 21st, 2022: What did you learn this week?](https://dev.to/nickytonline/july-21st-2022-what-did-you-learn-this-week-4nn4)"

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Nick has been diligently posting in [this discussion series](https://dev.to/nickytonline/series/16199) for weeks on end (we're on the 29th edition) and it's always such a fun conversation starter. But, beyond it just being a really cool topic of conversation that gives community members a platform to celebrate wins and cheer each other on, Nick is also just demonstrating tactics that lend themselves well to building an online following. 

For one, Nick is sharing what I've referred to in the past as a [ritual post](https://dev.to/michaeltharrington/ever-heard-of-ritual-posts-4gd6) in that this post happens at the same time every week and basically takes on the same format (kidna like the post you're reading right now 😉), making it so that followers understand it as a rhythm they can count on and participate in again and again — people often like familiarity. But also, tactically, it makes easier on the author to post each week because it's essentially the same set up every time.

Another thing, Nick responds to each community member's comment with a fun GIF. This a really nice gesture and adds a lotta his lovable personality to the thread. And from speaking with Nick, I know he set up a bunch of [comment templates](https://dev.to/devteam/new-feature-response-templates-35jp) via [/settings/extensions](https://dev.to/settings/extensions) to make it easier to drop these reactions on the fly. Smart move!

If you're trying to build a big following here, ya might wanna take these tactics and apply them to your own game!

## Comment of the Week

This week, I'd like to highlight @seankilleen's awesomely thoughtful response to @sloan's prompt on behalf of an anonymous community member: "[Should I share my current salary with recruiters?](https://dev.to/sloan/should-i-share-my-current-salary-with-recruiters-21h3)"

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This thorough comment is chock-full of excellent advice around salary negotiation and why it's best to hold your cards close. I found it particularly helpful how Sean pointed out that you don't need to sacrifice positivity and cheeriness when turning down organizations who directly ask you what your current salary is. The scenarios that we walked through in the comment feel very true to real life and the planned responses are truly golden. 🙌 It's clear to me that Sean has thought this one over and come up with a good set of practices for navigating what can be (but doesn't have to be) a difficult discussion. Thanks for sharing your wisdom, Sean, hope it makes some of us richer, haha!

## What are your picks?

There's loads of great discussions and comments floating about in this community. These are just a few we chose to highlight. 🙂

I urge you all to share your favorite comment and/or discussion of the past week below in the comments. And if you're up for it, give the author an @mention — it'll probably make 'em feel good. 💚