donkeysdebugdiary.hashnode.devThe audacity to do whatever I wantStarting at my current company, I imagined I’d follow the path defined by the degree I had studied. My mind was closed to the possibility of stepping outside of my comfort zone. Naively, I imagined I’d forever be a Python programmer who only ever use...Feb 13·7 min read
donkeysdebugdiary.hashnode.devImpatience is a virtue that helps me ask better questionsI am physically incapable of waiting. There’s a certain satisfaction in giving in to my almost-primal instinct to interrupt a conversation. It’s an uncontrollable urge. However, I’ve realised that most of my interruptions happen for one specific reas...Jan 23·4 min read
donkeysdebugdiary.hashnode.devGet vulnerable, learn fasterI used to spend a lot of time worrying about how I come off to my teammates. Inquisitive, not stupid. Curious, not clueless. To me, these were very fine lines I had to tread carefully around, because I was scared people would find out that I had no c...Jul 18, 2025·4 min read
donkeysdebugdiary.hashnode.devHow to start an issue without spirallingThe Situation You’ve read this issue five times. It still makes no sense. It’s labelled good first issue. Cool. Sure. Absolutely. So… how do you ask for help without sounding like a donkey? You don’t. Looking stupid is inevitable. The trick is doing ...Jul 8, 2025·5 min read
