Programmers, ADHD, And How To Manage Them Both (with Chris Ferdinandi)

This week we're going to look at the most essential piece of firmware in a programmer's toolkit - the brain. I'm joined by Chris Ferdinandi to explore what it's like to be a programmer with ADHD. It's an unusual topic for the channel, but the more I spoke to him, the more I wanted to know what coding is like when your brain is wired differently, how we can work more effectively with people with ADHD, and critically, how you manage coders with ADHD. And the answer to that comes full circle, in understanding how coders with ADHD manage themselves… – ADHDFTW Homepage: https://adhdftw.com/developer-voices/ Do I Have ADHD? https://adhdftw.com/do-i-have-adhd/ Support Developer Voices on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DeveloperVoices Support Developer Voices on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@developervoices/join Chris on Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@cferdinandi Chris on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/cferdinandi.bsky.social Kris on Mastodon: http://mastodon.social/@krisajenkins Kris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krisjenkins/ Kris on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/krisajenkins.bsky.social

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Deep-dive discussions with the smartest developers we know, explaining what they're working on, how they're trying to move the industry forward, and what we can learn from them. You might find the solution to your next architectural headache, pick up a new programming language, or just hear some good war stories from the frontline of technology. Join your host Kris Jenkins as we try to figure out what tomorrow's computing will look like the best way we know how - by listening directly to the developers' voices.