you know what feels good? taking my time writing code by hand, thinking about a plan and exceptions, writing tests and fixing bugs, getting reviews from another person who also cares about finding and fixing problems, and doing my best.

"oh but it turns out not all software needs to be engineered to such high quality standards!" i hear you say, to which i have 2 responses:

1. i want to work on software where the quality matters
2. i think most software needs to work, actually. when's the last time anyone asked a stakeholder "and it's ok if this software doesn't work sometimes, right?" no one would agree with that! everyone wants and deserves working software!