Applying the Web Dev Mindset to Dealing With Life Challenges | CSS-Tricks
Claude summary: "This deeply personal article explores how the mindset and skills used in web development can be applied to navigating life's challenges, particularly trauma and abuse. The author draws parallels between web security concepts and psychological protection, comparing verbal abuse to cross-site scripting attacks and boundary violations to hacking attempts. Through their experience of escaping an abusive relationship, they demonstrate how the programmer's ability to redefine meaning and sanitize malicious input can be used to protect one's mental health. The article argues against compartmentalizing work and personal life, suggesting instead that the problem-solving approach of developers—with their comfort with meaninglessness and ability to bend rules—can be valuable tools for personal growth and healing. It concludes that taking calculated risks and being vulnerable, both in code and in life, is necessary for creating value and moving forward."