{
  "id": 16722463,
  "title": "Today I'm coding",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/today-im-coding",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-27T07:32:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/sukkergris/today-im-coding-4ghp"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "After clearing the weeds and dirt from his boots, the author returned to his computer screen. Observing his garden resembled a battleground from a WWII film prompted him to reflect on his coding mindset. The couple had neglected their garden for years, and when the author finally devoted effort to it, the project flourished unexpectedly. Living on a corner lot with two neighbors sharing fences, the author discovered that many unwanted growths along the fence originated from their neighbor's yard. Realizing the extent of the issue, the author meticulously uprooted the entire garden, driven by the need to address the root cause of his problems. The garden now appeared like a battlefield of destruction, mirroring his approach to programming. When faced with a project adorned with hardcoded configurations, lack of local development capabilities, and inadequate test coverage, the author's brain refused to overlook the underlying issues. Instead of merely fixing a localized bug, he felt compelled to dismantle the entire dependency tree, eliminate bloated abstractions, containerize the environment, and rebuild the pipeline from scratch. It was a scorched-earth refactoring spree that transformed a simple tweak into a chaotic project. The author now finds himself physically unable to continue gardening and is eager to embark on a new coding endeavor - developing a blog and a specialized booking system. While uncertain if it will lead to a traditional job, the author is determined to code relentlessly, committing to it \"like there's no tomorrow!\"",
  "summary": "The weeds are pulled, the dirt is off my boots, and today I'm back in front of the keyboard. By the way - my garden totally looks like a battleground from a WW2 movie! This made me realize something: I bring my coding mindset straight into the real world. Let me explain. The little lady and I have been neglecting our garden for a few years, so when I finally prioritized putting some real effort…",
  "key_points": [
    "Author returns to coding after garden reflects WWII battlefield",
    "Author refactors project like scorched-earth approach",
    "Author commits to coding relentlessly, new endeavors planned"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Prioritizing the elimination of structural flaws over quick fixes marks a shift toward a scorched-earth refactoring mindset that values long-term stability over the convenience of superficial patches.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}