🎉Happy New Year 2025
The Secret to Coding with Compassion
At first glance, coding with compassion might sound like a feel-good buzzword. Something too soft for an industry driven by efficiency overlords whose sole purpose is defined of metrics, deadlines, and efficiency.
Coding is more than syntax and logic.
It’s about solving problems that connect people 🤝building bridges where there were once gaps.
And at the heart of those connections is something even more powerful: gratitude.
Gratitude isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s an edge.
Think about it.
🙏 The Skill You Didn’t Know You Needed
Gratitude is not a fleeting emotion; it’s a *muscle* you can strengthen.
Like learning a new framework or debugging a gnarly issue.
You can harness this skill over time.
And just like a finely tuned function, gratitude has ripple effects.
It shifts your perspective.
Strengthens relationships.
Unlocks opportunities you never knew existed.
Let me show you how I learned this lesson the hard way.
☎️A Junior Developer’s Wake-Up Call
When I was a junior developer, I thought my speed was my edge.
Quick fixes? I was all over them.
But what I didn’t realize was the collateral damage I was leaving in my wake:
Stepping on teammates’ tickets.
Bugs popping up out of nowhere.
My so-called “genius” solutions turning into new problems overnight.
It was like an episode of Amazon fueled Mr.Beast Squid Games.
Then one day, it all came crashing down.
I sat at my desk, head in hands, drowning in frustration.
A senior developer—someone I looked up to—walked over and asked, “What’s wrong?”
I spilled everything.
The bugs.
The quick fixes.
The sinking feeling that I was in way over my head.
He listened, then said something that changed everything:
“Kid, code is not static.”
💻Code (and People) Evolve
At first, I didn’t get it.
But over time, I realized what he meant:
There is no such thing as perfection.
What works today might break tomorrow.
That’s not a failure. That’s the nature of coding.
And guess what?
Gratitude works the same way.
We can feel grateful even when things around us is not perfect.
To feel grateful even when it feels like everything is falling apart.
We cultivate gratitude in our daily habits.
A dynamic force that evolves with you and your team.
When you express gratitude, it has a contagious quality.
It inspires others to do the same, creating a feedback loop that strengthens relationships and improves team dynamics.
🌉Building Bridges, Not Barriers
Coding with compassion isn’t about being perfect. It’s about being human.
🤗 Instead of blaming a teammate for a bug, thank them for pointing it out.
🥳When a project succeeds, don’t just celebrate the outcome—acknowledge the people who made it happen.
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🎉A New Year’s Mindset
As we step into this new year, let’s challenge ourselves to code with compassion.
To practice gratitude, not just as individuals, but as teams.
Because when we do, we don’t just write better code—we build better connections.
Here’s to a year filled with peace, inspiration, and renewed purpose.
Thank you for reading 🙏
📖Continuous Learning
Whether you’re a developer upskilling or a non-technical founder trying to grasp what’s going on. It’s about understanding your problem and mastering your codebase.
📌In Code Therapy, these sessions are designed to break down the complexities and make everything clear.
Together we dive deep into your specific challenges, providing insights and solutions tailored just for you.
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