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Doaa Mahely • Edited

Probably when I was in university, doing my graduation project.

It was me and another developer who worked quite slowly. We were really behind and I was determined to finish it before the finals so my last final would really be my last day.

I would know what I wanted to implement and how to implement it but with no time to do it because we just had that much to do. Every day I went to sleep late with my eyes burning and my back hurting. In the final stretch we had a 4-day weekend where I spent all day coding until both of my wrists hurt but I kept coding.

We finished on time, in about 2 months. I never doubt my ability to finish something on a tight deadline anymore but I seriously consider it before agreeing.