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Giving, Generosity, and Kindness

The topic for this chat is giving, generosity, and kindness, inspired by the upcoming holidays.  What acts of kindness have you initiated or something kind someone did for you?  Something that made yours, or someone else's, life better.

Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others. Learn how to join the chat, and other useful information, here.

P.S. - This is the last Weekly Dev Chat of 2024.  The 24th and 31st chats are cancelled due to the holidays. We will return Jan 7th, 2025.

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Giving Thanks: Celebrating Successes and Gratitude

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  Today's Weekly Dev Chat is giving thanks.  What are you thankful for both technology related and just in general.  Any successes you want humble brag about?  Obviously inspired by Thanksgiving.

I'm thankful for the Weekly Dev Chat community. Thank you for making the Weekly Dev Chat a welcoming place where everyone feels supported and learns something new.

Theme for October is Fall:

  • Oct 1st: The Pumpkin Spice Latte of Software Development: Trends and Fads

  • Oct 8th: Harvest Time: Reaping the Benefits of Past Investments

  • Oct 15th: Giving Thanks: Celebrating Successes and Gratitude

  • Oct 22nd: Winterizing Your Codebase: Preparing for Stormy Weather

  • Oct 28th: Unmasking Code: Identifying and Understanding Code Smells

Learn how to join the chat, and other useful information, here. Everyone and anyone is welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.

P.S. - I'm thankful for the ability to create pictures with words using ChatGPT. I just wish the generated pictures didn't live in the uncanny valley.

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What is something that some people love and other hate, or just don't care about?  Are there any yearly trends in software development?

Theme for October is Fall:

  • Oct 1st: The Pumpkin Spice Latte of Software Development: Trends and Fads

  • Oct 8th: Harvest Time: Reaping the Benefits of Past Investments

  • Oct 15th: Giving Thanks: Celebrating Successes and Gratitude

  • Oct 22nd: Winterizing Your Codebase: Preparing for Stormy Weather

  • Oct 28th: Unmasking Code: Identifying and Understanding Code Smells

Learn how to join the chat, and other useful information, here. Everyone and anyone is welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.

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