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Staying Healthy

Software development can present its own set of healthcare challenges. Physically, poor ergonomics can lead to repetitive stress injuries (e.g., carpal tunnel syndrome), poor posture, vision problems, headaches, and more. Mentally, long hours and high stress levels can take a significant toll.

How do you maintain your health while you work? If you’re further along in your career, what adaptations have you made?

Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others. Zoom link will be posted at 12pm MDT.

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Software as a Garden

There are plenty of analogies comparing software development to art, writing, bridge building, house construction, and more. While out for a walk last night, I noticed weeds taking over the neighbourhood. This got me thinking about debugging as weeding. Sure enough, I'm not alone.

Sometimes these analogies are helpful; sometimes they're not. What's your preferred analogy? How does it help? Where does it fall short?

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Do you change your software development routines in the summer?

Summer is almost here, at least in the Edmonton area. Long sunny days and cool evenings that are perfect for outdoor activities. Which leads to the topic of the June 17th, 2025 Weekly Dev Chat: Do you change your software development routines in the summer?

Does your productivity increase or decrease during the summer? Do you let your computer collect dust in the basement, or do you bring it outside with you? How about on vacation?

Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others. Zoom link will be posted at 12pm MDT.

P.S. - ChatGPT created the attached image. It got the test correct, which is a big improvement from the previous versions.

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