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Looking back on your week -- what was something you're proud of?
All wins count -- big or small 🎉
Examples of 'wins' include:
- Getting a promotion!
- Vibe Coding a new project
- Fixing a tricky bug
- Seeing friends after work
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Jess Lee @jess
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What was your win this week?
Publish Date: Jun 13
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Jess LeeJun 13, 2025I think my win this week was letting some little things slide to take care of my own wellbeing. Nothing big got dropped, and I'm telling myself that is good enough!
Praveen RajamaniJun 13, 2025This week’s win:
My post “Think Like a Farmer – Software Engineer Edition” just crossed 1,00+ views!
Grateful for everyone who read, shared, or commented. 🙌
It is been great seeing how the farming analogy resonated with so many devs. 🌾Let’s keep growing one season at a time.
Sophie The LionhartJun 13, 2025For me this week, my biggest win was something blowing up! I had been trying to fix it and make progress, while wondering if it was time to get help with it instead, however I kept getting too many unclear signals. My problem blowing up helped me find the correct path forward which is "pay someone else" and has allowed me to mentally offload a big worry. I think that alone counts as a win!
Ashley ChildressJun 14, 2025Tacked on senior to my title this week and had my 7-year workiversary. Big events all around :D
Burdette LamarJun 15, 2025That's easy! Took a break from my years of work on the Ruby documentation to write some code. Published it as gem webri.
Urvisha ManiarJun 18, 2025This is something I hear a lot — organizing tasks while refactoring sounds like a real juggling act. Do you use any tools or systems to keep track of what needs to be cleaned up, or is it more mental notes and TODO comments?
- davinceleecodeJun 18, 2025
Yeah, it definitely feels like juggling sometimes! 😅 I usually start with TODO comments and some mental notes, but lately I've been trying to keep things more structured using a kanban board and breaking down refactor tasks into smaller subtasks.
Also, the process has become way smoother now thanks to generative AI, instead of going back to old docs or books, I can just ask a question and get quick, step-by-step guidance. It really speeds things up, especially when switching between organizing and coding. 😁
- Urvisha ManiarJun 18, 2025
Thank you for sharing — that’s a very practical approach. Breaking refactor tasks into smaller, manageable subtasks sounds like an effective way to reduce cognitive load and stay organized. It’s great to hear how generative AI is helping streamline those in-between moments, especially when switching contexts.
If you don’t mind me asking, are you using a specific kanban tool for this workflow, or something integrated within your IDE or task management system? I’d be interested to know what’s worked well for you.
Sai Shravan VadlaJun 16, 2025Publishing my submission to the dev.to postmark challenge. For the first time, I have dealt with buying a new domain name, changing it's MX records, and dealing with Postmark. I think I made a pretty good submission in the end.
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