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teach people to read error messages and simultaneously improve the readability (and utility) or error messages

i don't know why we put up with such bad error messages anymore. i imagine it's a function of stockholm syndrome and the difficulty in getting messages changed

what if this is a part of the "ridiculing and ignoring of racists"?

i personally want local offices so i can have somewhere that isnt home to work without a commute. like a library for work. id hope i get to finally integrate into the local community a little better then too.

i've found minimising shotgun changes to bey favourite and most productive guiding light when refactoring.

what are you seeking to understand as a result of knowing precisely what a "reasons to change" is?

imo vision is “how is your customers world going to change as a result of using your product?” not “this is precisely what the product will look like”.

how do you know if it has been effective?

if yes, it’s a dark pattern.

if no, it’s not.

i side with, yes.

did you ever get any mentorship? i’ve started to feel that i would really benefit from a mentor, probably someone with experience of executive function disorders etc.

just a note, i’m not looking for feedback or criticism of these things im experiencing.

accepting i might have adhd helped me in a few ways:

1. i could stop being quite so hard on myself for fucking up (usually organisational stuff)

2. i’ve started separating the parts of my identity i took on as an explanation for my needs (e.g low frustration threshold means i need minimalism and convenience). which is useful because now im starting to see what i “need” to function well and what i actually value.

3. ive started to build my life in ways that enable me to overcome stuff. e.g i thought i was very introverted and need alone time (and it turns out i am and do) but i need things to help me engage with boring tasks and other people are so engaging. so now i try to book in time to pair on boring tasks.

5. i absolutely cannot live without a todo list and a calendar. of i do not write it down, it is gone. i can finally accept this and stop trying to get better at remembering things.

there are numerous other things too that i will likely think of / discover as time passes.

i feel like we are conflating tight feedback loops with some other concept that needs to be teased out.

small bets can be divergent.

if it weren’t in a published book id have though i were being trolled.

is one (or some) high paying companies coding practices skewing the results?

2. you seem a capable developer (i checked your personal website).

i would approach the relevant contact at the company and ask if you are needed at the office 100% or if there is room for another arrangement, perhaps coming in for key meetings or a few times a month.

if not, i would highly recommend looking for a job that supports you working as you’d like to work. if you can, take some holiday to look for and apply to job openings that allow remote work.

you are working in one of the best paid professions, there should be little need for you to stay and work somewhere that doesn’t support you working the best way for you.

trust your gut.

happy to help if i can.

one alternative might be that you’re a little toxic?

who knows. doesn’t make everyone else’s lived experiences invalid :)