Bringing Softness into Software Engineering

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Bringing Softness into Software Engineering

What could softness in software engineering look like? Being kinder to ourselves. Being kinder to those people who make mistakes and being kinder to people who don’t know certain things (and losing the “what you don’t know this?” Culture we sometimes have - people are strong in different areas). Bringing more rest into software engineering and not advocating working 24/7. Having more understanding of the fact that people learn differently and some people taking longer to get there.

Having more emphasis on collaboration. 

Celebrating team achievements more and emphasising less on personal achievements (my team is amazing here). Having more emphasis on a work life balance. Do you need 100 side projects? I mean great if it’s what you enjoy but what about those of us who are also cooking and cleaning and maintaining things and when do we breathe and when do we go out in nature and out into the world? When do we dance? Personal bias…

Loving the earth. 

I will never stop saying this. I work in climate tech and where is the love for the earth? Where is the love for the planet? Why do we not talk more about celebrating the earth? I do what I do out of love for the earth. What do you do it for? Why do we forget that we are working for nature and yet that nature works at her own pace and doesn’t grind all the time? Why don’t we do more to celebrate the earth? I just don’t understand it. Am I missing something here? Am I missing the point? Thanks. I don’t just work in climate tech to look cool. I don’t just work in climate tech because I want to be the best in the world at Python*. I work in climate tech because I love the earth. And I wish us all more love in 2025 now. Thank you
A photo of a valley and mountain and sea at sunset
A photo of Vietri in Italy

*there is nothing wrong with wanting to be the best in the world at Python…

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