Define a personal coding philosophy or mantra you developed in 2023. How does this guiding principle shape your approach to coding and community engagement?
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"We always managed to get everything running somehow." - A little bit of a twist on the good old "If there's a will, there's a way." It doesn't work? You managed to get everything else running somehow, so how hard can it be? That one lead to the most insane grinds, the hackiest solutions (not exactly proud of these moments, but alas), motivated people around me and got jobs done.
I have 2!
Since childhood, I've always worked hard for my parents.
I've never cheated in my life; I've always put in the effort. Real hard work.
Why? Because I understand the real struggles.
These two sentences are what I've told myself countless times over the years:
"You have to work hard, whether you do it now or later."
"There's always at least one person doing what you're avoiding."
These phrases normally push me further to work harder.
Of course, I've enjoyed my life as much as I can :)
Before delving into a specific problem, always ask yourself:
Here are a few that I follow:
For me:
prevents word-wrap. Instead of being bothered that I should have known this, I try to be grateful that now I know this."Always check your assumptions"
As those darn things seem to be what hides bugs and causes errors the most.
"In the journey of programming we can't find one common roadmap. We have to find out our own individual road. There's no predefined path. "
“If you’re not learning, you’re doing it wrong.”
I ignored this for too long…and now I’m in a position where all I’m doing is learning (moving from dev to management).