• Lmaydev@programming.devEnglish
    6·
    2 months ago

    I find for coding problems it’s actually better to walk away and let it tick over in your mind.

    You’ll often get a shower thought type moment.

    • Dagwood222@lemm.eeEnglish
      5·
      2 months ago

      That works for pretty much anything.

      Get up and do anything else for a while. School teaches us to sit at our desks and work on the problem. Stop acting like a sixth grader.

      • brbposting@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        1 month ago

        That works for pretty much anything. Get up and do anything else for a while.

        This got me fired from the daycare

    • lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      2·
      25 days ago

      Me, staring at my code, fiddling around, retrying it over and over: “WHY WON’T YOU WORK, DAMMIT?”

      Me, late at night, trying to sleep, suddenly wide awake: “Oh that’s why!”

      Me, the next morning, staring at my code: “…what was it again?”