A Dev's Life

An assortment of poems, thoughts, and a few colors, by Pavlos.

Scroll down to experience the life of a dev.


Weekdays

Everyday, a dev codes.

Everyday, a dev commits.

Every day.

But mostly weekdays.

It's nice most of us do other things in the weekends.


A chore is..

A dev will code a feature or a fix.

They might write a test or perform an upgrade.

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A dev might really enjoy a particular day's work.

They might hate it, but it needs to be done.

Does chore really mean anything for us?

A chore is a feeling, not a description of work.

Do we want to be cold and robotic?

Then `chore` should not be part of our language.

Do we want to be warm and human?

Then we can use `chore`, but we should also use `fun`.

These words can be on an orthogonal axis to the cold descriptions.

What about: `fun-fix`, `chore-upgrade`, `proud-feature`, `hopeful-ci`.


Pretty consistency

All the dots are here,

from 0 up to F.

A dev's wish is mere,

bring peace, to code, and self.

Devs are scientists, we like order.

All dots are here.

With enough input, all dots will exist.

Mapping 0-9 and A-F to 0-15.


Petty inconsistency

All the dots are here,

from 0 up to F.

Radii don't adhere

that def is not my pref.

Devs are creatives, we must embrace chaos.

Few things will every be 100% consistent.

Before arriving to perfection, we walk through imbalance.

Mapping 0-9 and A-F to 0-15.


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Source: https://github.com/pvinis/artsy-salon-2022

For Artsy Salon 2022 — A Dev's Life — Pavlos Vinieratos