You could very well leave out "as a technical lead", but I think it puts the situation into context. I'm a technical lead, we're building a new app, and I have an idea of the language I would like the team to use. If one or more want to use a different language (out of personal preference), is it appropriate for me to reject it (out of personal preference). It really does have to do with coding style, and nothing much else.You could very well leave out "as a technical l