• Toribor@corndog.social
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    22 minutes ago

    Hemingway used to say “Write drunk, edit sober.” I’ve modernized that a bit for my own personal philosophy:

    Code drunk. Debug drunk. Merge drunk.

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    9 hours ago

    The point of the 4am code is to grasp a concept. You can clean it up later, but getting a firm grasp on what you want it to do is a solid dragon slaying win

  • jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works
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    There comes a point, somewhere late in the evening after my ADHD meds have worn off, where it’s more productive to not do any coding. If I do, I’m just going to end up throwing most of it out tomorrow because it’s a bunch of bug littered spaghetti.

    Unfortunately, I also solve most of my big problems when I’m not staring at a screen. After which I have to resist the temptation to go work on it so I don’t make a big mess. It’s some kind of cruel irony.

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      15 hours ago

      Then you set a bunch of reminders for yourself to remember the solution from yesterday. Then the next day you wonder what the hell any of the reminders mean

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