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Meditations on Software
Closing keynote for RailsConf 2022.
Vaidehi Joshi
June 07, 2022
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Transcript
Meditations on Software @vaidehijoshi
Hi
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Photo by Cristofer Maximilian on Unsplash
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😰
😎
Joy
Photo by Mel Poole on Unsplash
Photo by Mel Poole on Unsplash
Sociotechnical
Sociotechnical
So much to do
Try and fix it all
Way too much!!
I missed the signs
Unsustainable
Unsustainable
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📚 📚 📚 📚 📚 📚 📚 📚 📚 📚
📚 📚 📚 📚 📚
🙁
☹
😣
I missed ignored the signs
😔
I can do this!
I need to get through this…
I hate this.
The worst version of myself
I missed ignored listened to the signs
There was no coming back
Burnout
Chronic, work- related stress
The joy was gone
Could I even get it back?
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Meditative
Meditative
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👀
👀
You don’t know anything about programming. 👀
Someone’s going to find out!! 👀
Can confirm, I am indeed in a box. 👀
MUAHAHAHAHA HAAHHAHAA!! 👀
Oh hello. 👀
Oh hello. 👀 This is a big room.
👀 Oh hello. This is a big room.
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Imposter syndrome
Imposter syndrome
What made me feel I had to do all of
that?
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👀
Prove myself
Prove that I belonged
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Insecurities
You have to work REALLY hard to prove that you
deserve this job!! 👀
Tools to untangle this
Cautious
Cautious
🤩
Coming out of burnout
✋
Burnout
Lose meaning
Some truths
Photo by Roberto Sorin on Unsplash
Photo by Kimon Maritz on Unsplash
Ephemeral
Our code might not even ship
Die before getting to production
Out of our control
Refactoring
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The building itself
Do The Work
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Sprint
Sprinting
Dysfunctional workplaces
Unclear job expectations
A lack of social support
Purpose and value
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Joy
Curiosity
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Our curiosity gives our work meaning
Our curiosity keeps us going
Our curiosity will change
Our curiosity keeps us afloat
Protect our curiosity
Pay attention to your body and mind
Remember your agency
Hotfix for burnout
Don’t skip the post-mortem
Introspection is our root cause analysis
Decouple yourself from the work
Work is just one part of life
Careers are bigger than jobs
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Photo by Nico on Unsplash
Photo by Nico on Unsplash
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Thank you! 👀 @vaidehijoshi