Over the years I've been programming and people ask me what I do for a living, I try to explain to them as best I can. Inevitably, they respond with something along the lines of "that sounds very hard and complicated". To someone without programming skills, this sure sounds hard. To me, performing open heart surgery...

For two years, I have worked as the only remote employee on the team. Right before the pandemic, I was still working partially remotely (sometimes in the office, sometimes at home). Our meetings, such as daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and planning, were in a conference room. When I was in the office, everything...