Meditations on Software

Closing keynote for RailsConf 2022.

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1. Meditations
   on Software
   @vaidehijoshi
   

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2. Hi
   

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4. Photo by Cristofer Maximilian on Unsplash
   

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12. 🤩
    

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15. 🤭
    

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17. 🤩
    

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18. 😰
    

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19. 😎
    

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20. Joy
    

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21. Photo by Mel Poole on Unsplash
    

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23. Sociotechnical
    

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24. Sociotechnical
    

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25. So much to do
    

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26. Try and fix it all
    

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27. Way too much!!
    

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28. I missed the signs
    

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29. Unsustainable
    

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30. Unsustainable
    

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31. 📚
    

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32. 📚
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33. 🙁
    

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34. ☹
    

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35. 😣
    

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36. I missed ignored
    the signs
    

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37. 😔
    

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38. I can do this!
    

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39. I need to get
    through this…
    

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40. I hate this.
    

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41. The worst
    version of myself
    

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42. I missed ignored
    listened to the signs
    

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43. There was no
    coming back
    

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44. Burnout
    

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45. Chronic, work-
    related stress
    

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46. The joy was
    gone
    

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47. Could I even get
    it back?
    

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50. Meditative
    

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51. Meditative
    

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53. 👀
    

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54. 👀
    

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55. You don’t know
    anything about
    programming. 👀
    

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56. Someone’s going
    to find out!!
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57. Can confirm, I am
    indeed in a box.
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58. MUAHAHAHAHA
    HAAHHAHAA!!
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59. Oh hello.
    👀
    

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60. Oh hello.
    👀
    This is a big room.
    

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61. 👀
    Oh hello.
    This is a big room.
    

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63. Imposter
    syndrome
    

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64. Imposter
    syndrome
    

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65. What made me
    feel I had to do
    all of that?
    

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66. 👀
    

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67. 👀
    

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68. Prove myself
    

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69. Prove that I
    belonged
    

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70. 🤔
    

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71. Insecurities
    

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72. You have to work
    REALLY hard to prove
    that you deserve this job!!
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73. Tools to
    untangle this
    

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74. Cautious
    

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75. Cautious
    

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76. 🤩
    

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77. Coming out of
    burnout
    

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78. ✋
    

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79. Burnout
    

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80. Lose meaning
    

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81. Some truths
    

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82. Photo by Roberto Sorin on Unsplash
    

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83. Photo by Kimon Maritz on Unsplash
    

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84. Ephemeral
    

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85. Our code
    might not
    even ship
    

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86. Die before
    getting to
    production
    

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87. Out of our
    control
    

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88. Refactoring
    

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90. The building
    itself
    

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91. Do The Work
    

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93. Sprint
    

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94. Sprinting
    

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95. Dysfunctional
    workplaces
    

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96. Unclear job
    expectations
    

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97. A lack of
    social support
    

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98. Purpose
    and value
    

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100. Joy
     

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101. Curiosity
     

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103. Our curiosity gives
     our work meaning
     

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104. Our curiosity
     keeps us going
     

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105. Our curiosity
     will change
     

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106. Our curiosity
     keeps us afloat
     

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107. Protect our
     curiosity
     

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108. Pay attention to
     your body and mind
     

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109. Remember your
     agency
     

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110. Hotfix for
     burnout
     

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111. Don’t skip the
     post-mortem
     

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112. Introspection is our
     root cause analysis
     

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113. Decouple yourself
     from the work
     

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114. Work is just one
     part of life
     

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115. Careers are
     bigger than jobs
     

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118. Photo by Nico on Unsplash
     

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124. Thank you!
     👀
     @vaidehijoshi
     

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