Boring Work Needs Tension
10 hours ago
- #developer motivation
- #problem solving
- #software development
- Great movies and stories resonate with us by allowing us to imagine ourselves as characters.
- Software development can become dull when it lacks excitement and creativity.
- Developers should push themselves to be protagonists by identifying and solving problems.
- Common problems in development include slow CI/CD, database issues, memory leaks, and poor code readability.
- High latency for users in different regions and inconsistent API responses are also challenges.
- These problems are everyday villains that developers should tackle to make their work exciting.
- If not at work, developers can address these issues in personal projects.
- Chasing the right tension in development can lead to compelling stories and solutions.