No Hello

Don’t just write hello in chat.

All you’re doing is prematurely interrupting the other person and making them wait for your next message. Just put everything you’ve got into one message.

Don’t

> 09:14 Hi
< 09:14 Hi?
> 09:15 What was that documentation method you mentioned the other day?
< 09:15 Oh, architectural decision records.

Do

> 09:14 Hi, what was that documentation method you mentioned the other day?
< 09:14 Hey, architectural decision records.