- What role does empathy play in your life and how has it helped you?
--Empathy has played an enormous role in how I interact with others and how they interact with me. It is safe to say that without empathy I would not be who I am today. From a young age, my parents practiced empathy with me and helped foster an understanding that I was not alone in my feelings. Empathy has allowed me to make life-long friends, build community, and expand my understanding of the the world.
- How does empathy help you build better software?
--Empathy can put you into a mindset that you dont occupy on a day to day basis, one that may face challenges you have never had to deal with before. For example as a programer you could add a function that allows color blind people to see the page better, or making it so that people with poor vision can zoom in on the photos on the website.
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