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Why is it a jerk response? He took the time to look at the code and offer suggestions. That hardly seems like a negative thing.

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If I was sharing code and the response I got was "you should dot your i's and cross your t's" instead of "thanks for providing functional code for free" it would make me reconsider sharing more in the future.

Meh. I'm sure his comment was well-intentioned: If you spend most of your time communicating with computers then your communication with humans can sometimes tend toward the 'abrupt', after this long in the industry I'm pretty used to it.

> Meh. I'm sure his comment was well-intentioned

I'm surprised about the possibility of misunderstanding.

BTW, the code is 'open source' and copyrighted: I have found no license to use it freely.

The honestly, maybe you just shouldn't be so sensitive. The suggestions made were not harsh or insulting. If this kind of gentle feedback is so hurtful, then not sharing code is probably the right choice for you.

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