Daily Prompts
Spark some thought each day.
I share a daily prompt that’s somewhat related to the tech industry, coding, office life, work/life, balance or anything, to be honest… If you want to follow along each day, follow me on mastodon infosec.exchange@sudorandom or this RSS feed .
April 2026
- What is a project you started but never finished? Apr 27
- If you were an error code, which one would you be? Apr 26
- What is a tech podcast or blog you actually enjoy consuming? Apr 25
- How do you organize your digital files and folders? Apr 24
- What is the most frustrating thing about working remotely? Apr 23
- Have you ever dreamed in code? Apr 22
- What is a piece of tech slang you use way too much? Apr 21
- If you could rename a common programming term, what would you change? Apr 20
- What is your favorite obscure keyboard shortcut? Apr 19
- How do you deal with imposter syndrome in the tech industry? Apr 18
- What is the most satisfying coding problem you have ever solved? Apr 17
- If you had to explain cloud computing to a medieval peasant, how would you do it? Apr 16
- What is a piece of legacy software you secretly admire? Apr 15
- How often do you clear your browser cache? Apr 14
- What is a productivity hack that actually works for you? Apr 13
- Describe your ideal working hours. Apr 12
- What is the best piece of career advice you ignored? Apr 11
- Have you ever accidentally replied all to a company wide email? Apr 10
- What is your favorite way to unwind after a long day of screen time? Apr 9
- If you could instantly master one framework, what would it be? Apr 8
- What is the weirdest bug you have found in a third party library? Apr 7
- How do you handle feeling overwhelmed by new technologies? Apr 6
- What is a habit you picked up from a previous job that you cannot shake? Apr 5
- If your code style were a music genre, what would it be? Apr 4
- What is the most obscure programming language you know a little bit about? Apr 3
- Do you prefer spaces or tabs, and why are you so passionate about it? Apr 2
- What is the most chaotic system architecture you have ever encountered? Apr 1
March 2026
- What is the best April Fool's prank a tech company has ever pulled? Mar 31
- If you could `sudo` anything in the real world, what would it be? Mar 30
- What is the most undervalued skill in software engineering? Mar 29
- How do you handle 'burnout' without quitting technology entirely? Mar 28
- What is your 'white whale' project—the one you keep meaning to start but never do? Mar 27
- If you could refactor one law of physics, what would you change? Mar 26
- What is a 'feature' that is actually a bug, but everyone got used to it? Mar 25
- Which tech billionaire would make the worst pair programming partner? Mar 24
- What is the most chaotic 'deployment Friday' story you have? Mar 23
- If you could automate one household chore with a Python script, what would it be? Mar 22
- What is the digital equivalent of 'measure twice, cut once'? Mar 21
- Is CSS a programming language? (Wrong answers encouraged). Mar 20
- What is a programming concept you struggled to grasp for way too long? Mar 19
- If you could `grep` your own memories, what pattern would you search for first? Mar 18
- What is the best variable name for a loop counter that isn't `i`? Mar 17
- Which fictional computer system would you most like to use? Mar 16
- What is the 'Y2K bug' of the next decade? Mar 15
- If you could replace your inner monologue with a CLI, which shell would it be? Mar 14
- What is the most creative way you have seen someone misuse a spreadsheet? Mar 13
- How do you name your private repos? Mar 12
- What is a piece of hardware you are nostalgic for? Mar 11
- If you could fork the internet, what is the first change you'd make? Mar 10
- What is the 'tech debt' of your daily life? Mar 9