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MountainWest RubyConf 2013 Devs and Depression by Greg Baugues

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Mental health & neurodiversitySoftware practice, open source & careers

What it is

Greg Baugues tells his story of living with bipolar II and ADHD as a developer at a Ruby conference. He urges openness about mental illness and explains how to get help and support colleagues.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Repeatedly recommended in mental health threads for its honest storytelling that resonates with developers.

  • 7 people recommended it
  • 7 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2013, last 2020

What HN commenters said

  1. “Here's a great talk by Greg Baugues in which he discusses his own mental illness”

    Personal talk on mental illness and the line between symptoms and developer traits.

    rbshadel, 2014-11 · Strong recommendation · in “Startup depression”

  2. “I recommend this talk about depression and software developers: There are newer versions of this talk, but I think this one has the most powerful storytelling.”

    Powerful storytelling about depression and software developers.

    29athrowaway, 2020-05 · Strong recommendation · in “Surviving Depression”

  3. “I am a developer and gave a talk on my struggle with depression and the greater issue of Developers and Depression [2].”

    Author's own talk about developers and depression.

    gregorymichael, 2013-07 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: I can't think straight, my life is in limbo, and I want to end it now”

  4. “It's from a ruby conference, but is applicable to all developers.”

    Talk on depression applicable to all developers, despite being at a Ruby conference.

    cschneid, 2014-09 · Recommendation · in “Tech Has a Depression Problem”

  5. “I've watched the video by the author of this newsletter, and a lot of things did ring true for me.”

    Talk that resonated strongly with the commenter's own struggles.

    Ezhik, 2015-07 · Recommendation · in “Developers and Depression – Getting Unstuck”

  6. “This talk might be relevant”

    Relevant talk supporting the depression awareness initiative.

    partycoder, 2016-09 · Recommendation · in “Devpressed is now OSMI”

  7. “It's a talk about Bipolar Type II which doesn't have the same kind of full blown manic episodes as regular bipolar type I has.”

    Talk about bipolar type II and its hypomanic episodes in developers.

    samuraiseoul, 2019-10 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: How to cope with burnout every 6 months?”

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Topics: depression, bipolar, adhd, developers, burnout

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