#Turing Culture: Developing Empathetic Programmers
###What role does empathy play in your life and how has it helped you?
Empathy is the ability to "understand and share the feelings of others" (Google Dictionary). It is one of the many traits we've evolved to possess. Based on that and since design (as in "empathic design") is not largely relevant in my life quite yet, my response is from a purely definition based standpoint. I believe the greatest role empathy has played in my life thus far has stemmed from dealing with familial conflict. This has taught be to be better at conflict resolution, as I can "put myself in their shoes" so to speak when quelling conflict.
###How does empathy help you build better software?
As The Muse put it, empathy allows one to identify their inner critic. The article goes on to explain the process of self awareness and how utilizing one's inner critic and ability to give and receieve feedback (read: among others listed in the article). In a software context this