April Wensel

💌 The Compassionate Coding newsletter I write from the heart and share a mix of personal anecdotes from my client work, research papers, events, and practical tips on bringing more compassion to software development. Many non-devs subscribe as well. I read—and treasure—all the replies, and I respond to as many as I can! compassionatecoding.com/signup

From a beautiful holiday (and goodbye 🥲) hike. Merry Christmas! 🎄

Early present. 🎁

Gorgeous sunset last night.

Vegan holiday cookie exchange! 🎄

@HusseinYahfoufi Back to the Bay Area! 🥲 Will miss all you guys! But I’ll come back to visit when it gets too foggy up there.

@aprilwensel Moving?!

My last fruit pick in San Diego. 🥲

Oh gosh just saw about the quake/tsunami—please stay safe until I get there!

I mentioned it in the newsletter, so I’ll share here too: in January I’m moving back to San Francisco! I’ve been prioritizing in-person interactions, and I’m excited to reconnect with the community up there. To my San Diego pals, this isn’t goodbye! I’ll come back to visit. 💙

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The Compassionate Coding newsletter is going out tomorrow. Possibly the last one of the year! Topics: - Impact beyond data - A personal announcement - Compassionate tech resources from around the web

It was a joy to see @gregcons deliver this talk live! It’s full of practical suggestions for healthy coding and living at any age. Highly recommend.

After seeing @ericwastl's great talk at @CppNorth, I was inspired to try Advent of Code for the first time. Puzzles can be fun when you're not in a job interview! I just completed "Historian Hysteria" - Day 1 - Advent of Code 2024 adventofcode.com/2024/day/1 #AdventOfCode

Sunday savoring to ward off Sunday scaries.

Every year my park docent friend leads a hike as an alternative to Black Friday shopping. It was lovely as always. 🍁

Vibrant skies tonight.

I occasionally post on these the same way I post here: Mastodon: @aprilwensel" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">mastodon.social/@aprilwensel Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/aprilw…

🔗 Linkedin I share events and tips on applying compassion in the corporate software world. I didn't use LinkedIn much when I was super active on Twitter, so I'm gradually reconnecting with people there. If we ever had ties in any direction here, feel free to connect there! linkedin.com/in/aprilwensel

💌 The Compassionate Coding newsletter I write from the heart and share a mix of personal anecdotes from my client work, research papers, events, and practical tips on bringing more compassion to software development. Many non-devs subscribe as well. I read—and treasure—all the replies, and I respond to as many as I can! compassionatecoding.com/signup

If you're moving on from this platform and want to stay in touch, here are some other ways we can connect! 💙⬇️

@jesscollicott Well said! 👏

@aprilwensel I’ve found that times of adversity can also be used to provide deep clarity to the values you want to hold and filter your mindset and actions through.

Your true core values don’t easily change with popular trends and fleeting external circumstances. If you take the quiet time to identify them, they provide a much-needed source of stability and direction in volatile times.