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[–] xor 32 points 7 months ago (1 children)

no distractions...
one metaphor i heard is, holding a program in your head is like building a house of cards, every time a phone rings or something breaks your concentration, you have to rebuild the house

[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

every time a phone rings or something breaks your concentration, you have to rebuild the house

Holy moley.

I guess this is why programmers generally don't do construction.

[–] xor 4 points 7 months ago

house of cards