Developing with ADHD

ADHD makes me a better developer.

My ADHD has driven me to use great practices like Test-Driven Development, Collaborative Programming and Discovery Trees. Here’s my thoughts on how I learned to use them as positive work strategies.

March 27, 2025 • 3 min read

ADHD and Software Development: A Bug or a Feature?

Having ADHD has made me a better developer by guiding me to amazing practices.

ADHD • Neurodiversity • Software Development

April 2, 2025 • 7 min read

The ADHD Developer’s Struggles (and How They Show Up at Work)

My ADHD shows up at work in a number of ways, some good, some... not so good.

ADHD • Neurodiversity • Software Development

April 4, 2025 • 6 min read

TDD: The Ultimate ADHD-Friendly Development Practice

How Test-Driven Development helps with cognitive overload, decision paralysis, and debugging distractions.

ADHD • Neurodiversity • Software Development

April 8, 2025 • 5 min read

Collaborative Programming: Body Doubling for Developers

Collaborative work sessions help ADHD developers stay engaged, avoid distractions, and manage complex tasks more effectively

ADHD • Neurodiversity • Software Development

April 12, 2025 • 4 min read

Discovery Trees: Visible Tasks Tracking for ADHD developers

Visually discovering the work, as the work happens.

ADHD • Neurodiversity • Software Development

April 23, 2025 • 5 min read

ADHD as a Software Development Superpower

Instead of fighting against our natural way of thinking, we can work with it to become amazing developers.

ADHD • Neurodiversity • Software Development