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Looking back on your week -- what was something you're proud of?
All wins count -- big or small π
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π° I published a new post on DEV! β¨
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Anita Olsen γ» Jun 10
Publishing my submission to the dev.to postmark challenge. For the first time, I have dealt with buying a new domain name, changing it's MX records, and dealing with Postmark. I think I made a pretty good submission in the end.
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Sai Shravan Vadla γ» Jun 7
Organizing task and refactor existing code π
This is something I hear a lot β organizing tasks while refactoring sounds like a real juggling act. Do you use any tools or systems to keep track of what needs to be cleaned up, or is it more mental notes and TODO comments?
Yeah, it definitely feels like juggling sometimes! π I usually start with TODO comments and some mental notes, but lately I've been trying to keep things more structured using a kanban board and breaking down refactor tasks into smaller subtasks.
Also, the process has become way smoother now thanks to generative AI, instead of going back to old docs or books, I can just ask a question and get quick, step-by-step guidance. It really speeds things up, especially when switching between organizing and coding. π
Thank you for sharing β thatβs a very practical approach. Breaking refactor tasks into smaller, manageable subtasks sounds like an effective way to reduce cognitive load and stay organized. Itβs great to hear how generative AI is helping streamline those in-between moments, especially when switching contexts.
If you donβt mind me asking, are you using a specific kanban tool for this workflow, or something integrated within your IDE or task management system? Iβd be interested to know whatβs worked well for you.
This weekβs win:
My post βThink Like a Farmer β Software Engineer Editionβ just crossed 1,00+ views!
Grateful for everyone who read, shared, or commented. π
It is been great seeing how the farming analogy resonated with so many devs. πΎ
Letβs keep growing one season at a time.
Think Like a Farmer - Software Engineer Edition
Praveen Rajamani γ» Jun 3
I think my win this week was letting some little things slide to take care of my own wellbeing. Nothing big got dropped, and I'm telling myself that is good enough!
You are absolutely right. That is good enough! β¨οΈ
For me this week, my biggest win was something blowing up! I had been trying to fix it and make progress, while wondering if it was time to get help with it instead, however I kept getting too many unclear signals. My problem blowing up helped me find the correct path forward which is "pay someone else" and has allowed me to mentally offload a big worry. I think that alone counts as a win!
It is definitely a win, well done! β¨οΈ
Tacked on senior to my title this week and had my 7-year workiversary. Big events all around :D
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That's easy! Took a break from my years of work on the Ruby documentation to write some code. Published it as gem webri.