Passive Voice Considered Harmful

Your high school English teachers probably warned you that passive voice is dangerous and forbidden. Then, when you were an adult, some guy in a leather jacket told you that passive voice is cool and should be used whenever it’s desired.

Well, the tide has turned again. If you’re a software developer, stop using the passive voice.

Wait, what’s passive voice?

In English, sentences can have one of two structures: passive voice or active voice.