Ethics, responsibility and accountability take precedence over the particulars of building things using code(s).

If you spend more time mulling over the semantics of code and championing these things from every roof top (or conference), then what things are you missing out on by limiting your focus to these details?

• What are you failing to ask? Be responsible for?

• What problems does your code solve?

• What problems does your business solve?

How are you using your skills to serve the greater good of the people who support your efforts by being your consumers?

Who is asking these important questions?

I want to assume that your work ethic / experiences already encompasses the great balance that is beautiful code and resourcefulness given your working environment and the greater constraints of that environment. Are you working to collect a pay check or advance your career or are you working to make a difference: making a difference on even just a small scale (- maybe that's where real genuine learning stems from - small scale things -), to challenge yourself, to feel something, to be a part of something, to contribute to a discussion that transcends the latest trends...

Don't be a buzzword. Show that you can think critically and act with courage, that you can step outside of your comfort zone, that you can be a voice of reason and a proponent of justice in even the smallest of spaces.

Life is not code. Code is a tool. So, what will you do with it next?