Overcoming coder's block
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Overcoming coder's block
I came across this today. Wondering what your remedy is.
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If I didn't code straight through my coder's block... I wouldn't have a line of code done at all. I live in a constant state of coders block, so I have no remedy. But if I had to make one up, I'd say a good walk around the neighborhood might be an answer. That is if it isn't raining. Or you can do the pill thing, thanks to the good folks at Pfizer.
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Yes, I remember this answer.Everah wrote:You know, I vaguely recall having asked this question once before (or was it answered this question?). Nevertheless, I think my answer last time was I tend to come here and sift through people's post that need help. Helping others seems to help clear my mental stoppages.
I'm not going to search out the thread though.
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I do that. I'm not convinced it a good idea. But that might be a separate issue: motivation; where I'm just avoiding doing work and distracting myself with devnet. When I'm like that I usually like people with simple problems.Everah wrote:You know, I vaguely recall having asked this question once before (or was it answered this question?). Nevertheless, I think my answer last time was I tend to come here and sift through people's post that need help. Helping others seems to help clear my mental stoppages.
Thank aaron, that blog post was cool.
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How about when you open a project for development/debugging and you can't even remember how you did something—with or without comments!
Or you look at your own project and say to yourself, 'Did I do this?'
Your eyes glaze over at the shier size of the project as you avoid it by checking email, logging onto devnetwork, etc,..
Maybe its just me!
Or you look at your own project and say to yourself, 'Did I do this?'
Your eyes glaze over at the shier size of the project as you avoid it by checking email, logging onto devnetwork, etc,..
Maybe its just me!
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Yeah that's what I do. I'll be in hte middle of a huge project, head throbbing, I know what I need to do but it just seems so daunting so I'll drop on here for a while and answer some nice simple questions. You feel like you're being productive, you help a few others and you get to chill out a little bit. Then you go back and stress over your own codeKieran Huggins wrote:I almost end up spending too much time on devnet these days! Quick and random little problem solving is like candy compared to multi-week / month projects.... a real stress reliever, but I know I should get more of my own work done
I'm currently sat here building a DHTML menu... done it a hundred times before (well, maybe not), know what I'm doing but just can't quite convince my fingers it's worth putting in code
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I remember participating in the former Coder's Block thread. I believe it was Ninja Space Goat that started it.
EDIT:
It was Ninja.
viewtopic.php?t=55914&highlight=coders+block
EDIT:
It was Ninja.
viewtopic.php?t=55914&highlight=coders+block