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    Eric Georgiades
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    It was 7:44 AM, my eyes roared as a slit of light hit them, beaming from the only visible thing in that direction, the alarm clock. "Another 16 full minutes of sleep" said a small voice in my head. Turned out that those 16 minutes, would enlighten me, and the proceeding day, to a whole new level. It wasn't 1 minute past, when my eyes started to move, rapidly. In my dream, there were no characters, no people, no houses or trees, but a thing most familiar to me, my code. Franticly scrolling before my eyes, was the code of a project I was working on, a project that I was about to present in a mere 1 hour and 45 minutes. Suddenly the scrolling stopped. A breakpoint was added and after a swift compilation and execution.. i saw it. Thanks to my dream, I corrected a grave mistake that I would not have spotted otherwise. And a whole new to me, debugging in my sleep.

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      It was 7:44 AM, my eyes roared as a slit of light hit them, beaming from the only visible thing in that direction, the alarm clock. "Another 16 full minutes of sleep" said a small voice in my head. Turned out that those 16 minutes, would enlighten me, and the proceeding day, to a whole new level. It wasn't 1 minute past, when my eyes started to move, rapidly. In my dream, there were no characters, no people, no houses or trees, but a thing most familiar to me, my code. Franticly scrolling before my eyes, was the code of a project I was working on, a project that I was about to present in a mere 1 hour and 45 minutes. Suddenly the scrolling stopped. A breakpoint was added and after a swift compilation and execution.. i saw it. Thanks to my dream, I corrected a grave mistake that I would not have spotted otherwise. And a whole new to me, debugging in my sleep.

      Ericos Georgiades

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      NormDroid
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      Done this since I was 18, the more exciting and complex the project the more chances of me waking up around 3am ish to start thinking about the code :rolleyes:, dam I need to get some sleep :zzz::zzz::zzz:

      .net is a box of never ending treasures, every day I get found another gem.

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        It was 7:44 AM, my eyes roared as a slit of light hit them, beaming from the only visible thing in that direction, the alarm clock. "Another 16 full minutes of sleep" said a small voice in my head. Turned out that those 16 minutes, would enlighten me, and the proceeding day, to a whole new level. It wasn't 1 minute past, when my eyes started to move, rapidly. In my dream, there were no characters, no people, no houses or trees, but a thing most familiar to me, my code. Franticly scrolling before my eyes, was the code of a project I was working on, a project that I was about to present in a mere 1 hour and 45 minutes. Suddenly the scrolling stopped. A breakpoint was added and after a swift compilation and execution.. i saw it. Thanks to my dream, I corrected a grave mistake that I would not have spotted otherwise. And a whole new to me, debugging in my sleep.

        Ericos Georgiades

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        JacquesDP
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        Its better than dreaming that your flying, I constantly sleep with a pen and paper next my bed, as I will wake up in the middle of the night with solutions to problems that I might have, and if I don't write it down immediately I forgot it by morning

        He who laughs last is a bit on the slow side

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          Done this since I was 18, the more exciting and complex the project the more chances of me waking up around 3am ish to start thinking about the code :rolleyes:, dam I need to get some sleep :zzz::zzz::zzz:

          .net is a box of never ending treasures, every day I get found another gem.

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          Eric Georgiades
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          I've woken up many times to write code, but this was a first for me to actually dream of debugging, and in the dream i realized my mistake. And when i compiled for real, it reacted the same way as in my dream. I was blown away by the fact that i had a dream of something i wouldn't be able to realize consciously. Alas, the greatest compiler, the human brain.

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            It was 7:44 AM, my eyes roared as a slit of light hit them, beaming from the only visible thing in that direction, the alarm clock. "Another 16 full minutes of sleep" said a small voice in my head. Turned out that those 16 minutes, would enlighten me, and the proceeding day, to a whole new level. It wasn't 1 minute past, when my eyes started to move, rapidly. In my dream, there were no characters, no people, no houses or trees, but a thing most familiar to me, my code. Franticly scrolling before my eyes, was the code of a project I was working on, a project that I was about to present in a mere 1 hour and 45 minutes. Suddenly the scrolling stopped. A breakpoint was added and after a swift compilation and execution.. i saw it. Thanks to my dream, I corrected a grave mistake that I would not have spotted otherwise. And a whole new to me, debugging in my sleep.

            Ericos Georgiades

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            Rajesh R Subramanian
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            Tell this to your employer, and get yourself a nice bed and pillows at work, so that you can sleep. Apparently, the more you sleep the more productive you are :-D Btw this theory is so true, I have got solutions to so many problems in my dreams and they turn out to be precise. Something to do with sub-conscious mind or the kind, which works out the problem for you (Read it somewhere a while ago..)


            Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. - Cicero ப்ரம்மா

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              Its better than dreaming that your flying, I constantly sleep with a pen and paper next my bed, as I will wake up in the middle of the night with solutions to problems that I might have, and if I don't write it down immediately I forgot it by morning

              He who laughs last is a bit on the slow side

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              how do can i:(( handle procrastination? any idea? :((

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                Tell this to your employer, and get yourself a nice bed and pillows at work, so that you can sleep. Apparently, the more you sleep the more productive you are :-D Btw this theory is so true, I have got solutions to so many problems in my dreams and they turn out to be precise. Something to do with sub-conscious mind or the kind, which works out the problem for you (Read it somewhere a while ago..)


                Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. - Cicero ப்ரம்மா

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                Eric Georgiades
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                brahmma wrote:

                Read it somewhere a while ago..

                read it, or dreamt about it ? :P

                Ericos Georgiades

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                  brahmma wrote:

                  Read it somewhere a while ago..

                  read it, or dreamt about it ? :P

                  Ericos Georgiades

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                  Rajesh R Subramanian
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                  ad3z wrote:

                  read it, or dreamt about it ?

                  Nah, actually read it.. :java: Had I dreamt of it, I would be remembering the whole thing better :-D


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                    how do can i:(( handle procrastination? any idea? :((

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                    saltcode wrote:

                    how do can i:(( handle procrastination?

                    Let me sleep on it. :laugh::laugh:

                    He who laughs last is a bit on the slow side

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                      saltcode wrote:

                      how do can i:(( handle procrastination?

                      Let me sleep on it. :laugh::laugh:

                      He who laughs last is a bit on the slow side

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                      NeroToxic wrote:

                      Let me sleep on it.

                      :laugh:

                      .net is a box of never ending treasures, every day I get found another gem.

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                        NeroToxic wrote:

                        Let me sleep on it.

                        :laugh:

                        .net is a box of never ending treasures, every day I get found another gem.

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                        sorry, ain't funny!!!!! it just something am trying to fight.

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                          sorry, ain't funny!!!!! it just something am trying to fight.

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                          You find yourself in the wrong profession, we pride ourselves on punctuality ;P

                          He who laughs last is a bit on the slow side

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                            Tell this to your employer, and get yourself a nice bed and pillows at work, so that you can sleep. Apparently, the more you sleep the more productive you are :-D Btw this theory is so true, I have got solutions to so many problems in my dreams and they turn out to be precise. Something to do with sub-conscious mind or the kind, which works out the problem for you (Read it somewhere a while ago..)


                            Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. - Cicero ப்ரம்மா

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                            brahmma wrote:

                            Apparently, the more you sleep the more productive you are

                            Within limits - if you sleep 23.9 hours a day you won't get much done at work!

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                              It was 7:44 AM, my eyes roared as a slit of light hit them, beaming from the only visible thing in that direction, the alarm clock. "Another 16 full minutes of sleep" said a small voice in my head. Turned out that those 16 minutes, would enlighten me, and the proceeding day, to a whole new level. It wasn't 1 minute past, when my eyes started to move, rapidly. In my dream, there were no characters, no people, no houses or trees, but a thing most familiar to me, my code. Franticly scrolling before my eyes, was the code of a project I was working on, a project that I was about to present in a mere 1 hour and 45 minutes. Suddenly the scrolling stopped. A breakpoint was added and after a swift compilation and execution.. i saw it. Thanks to my dream, I corrected a grave mistake that I would not have spotted otherwise. And a whole new to me, debugging in my sleep.

                              Ericos Georgiades

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                              was when the day before the exam I was dreaming about the COBOL code I had to write the following day. I had that nightmare twice, both times I past the exam and after graduation I never wrote a single letter of COBOL anymore...

                              V. I found a living worth working for, but haven't found work worth living for.

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                                It was 7:44 AM, my eyes roared as a slit of light hit them, beaming from the only visible thing in that direction, the alarm clock. "Another 16 full minutes of sleep" said a small voice in my head. Turned out that those 16 minutes, would enlighten me, and the proceeding day, to a whole new level. It wasn't 1 minute past, when my eyes started to move, rapidly. In my dream, there were no characters, no people, no houses or trees, but a thing most familiar to me, my code. Franticly scrolling before my eyes, was the code of a project I was working on, a project that I was about to present in a mere 1 hour and 45 minutes. Suddenly the scrolling stopped. A breakpoint was added and after a swift compilation and execution.. i saw it. Thanks to my dream, I corrected a grave mistake that I would not have spotted otherwise. And a whole new to me, debugging in my sleep.

                                Ericos Georgiades

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                                WillemM
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                                Hmm, I'm trying to loose that feature from my brain as it sometimes kept me from sleeping well. Also this feature was getting worse and worse during a project. Luckely it's going better the last few weeks as there's not a lot I need to take care of. Gotta love teammates and a separate QA team :D

                                WM. What about weapons of mass-construction? "What? Its an Apple MacBook Pro. They are sexy!" - Paul Watson

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                                  It was 7:44 AM, my eyes roared as a slit of light hit them, beaming from the only visible thing in that direction, the alarm clock. "Another 16 full minutes of sleep" said a small voice in my head. Turned out that those 16 minutes, would enlighten me, and the proceeding day, to a whole new level. It wasn't 1 minute past, when my eyes started to move, rapidly. In my dream, there were no characters, no people, no houses or trees, but a thing most familiar to me, my code. Franticly scrolling before my eyes, was the code of a project I was working on, a project that I was about to present in a mere 1 hour and 45 minutes. Suddenly the scrolling stopped. A breakpoint was added and after a swift compilation and execution.. i saw it. Thanks to my dream, I corrected a grave mistake that I would not have spotted otherwise. And a whole new to me, debugging in my sleep.

                                  Ericos Georgiades

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                                  Tim Smith
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                                  I know a few programmers who are more valuable to the company when they are sleeping. :laugh:

                                  Tim Smith I'm going to patent thought. I have yet to see any prior art.

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                                    It was 7:44 AM, my eyes roared as a slit of light hit them, beaming from the only visible thing in that direction, the alarm clock. "Another 16 full minutes of sleep" said a small voice in my head. Turned out that those 16 minutes, would enlighten me, and the proceeding day, to a whole new level. It wasn't 1 minute past, when my eyes started to move, rapidly. In my dream, there were no characters, no people, no houses or trees, but a thing most familiar to me, my code. Franticly scrolling before my eyes, was the code of a project I was working on, a project that I was about to present in a mere 1 hour and 45 minutes. Suddenly the scrolling stopped. A breakpoint was added and after a swift compilation and execution.. i saw it. Thanks to my dream, I corrected a grave mistake that I would not have spotted otherwise. And a whole new to me, debugging in my sleep.

                                    Ericos Georgiades

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                                    Lost User
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                                    I suspect many of us have done this, certainly I have.

                                    The tigress is here :-D

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                                      I know a few programmers who are more valuable to the company when they are sleeping. :laugh:

                                      Tim Smith I'm going to patent thought. I have yet to see any prior art.

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                                      Eric Georgiades
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                                      can you please hire me? if you don't i'll blow your desk to pieces. (inside joke)

                                      Ericos Georgiades

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                                        You find yourself in the wrong profession, we pride ourselves on punctuality ;P

                                        He who laughs last is a bit on the slow side

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                                        Hey, speak for yourself. One of the benefits of contracting is working your own hours. And procrastination can be your friend at times. Nothing like getting pro-active and finishing something early to learn its been canned.

                                        This statement was never false.

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                                          It was 7:44 AM, my eyes roared as a slit of light hit them, beaming from the only visible thing in that direction, the alarm clock. "Another 16 full minutes of sleep" said a small voice in my head. Turned out that those 16 minutes, would enlighten me, and the proceeding day, to a whole new level. It wasn't 1 minute past, when my eyes started to move, rapidly. In my dream, there were no characters, no people, no houses or trees, but a thing most familiar to me, my code. Franticly scrolling before my eyes, was the code of a project I was working on, a project that I was about to present in a mere 1 hour and 45 minutes. Suddenly the scrolling stopped. A breakpoint was added and after a swift compilation and execution.. i saw it. Thanks to my dream, I corrected a grave mistake that I would not have spotted otherwise. And a whole new to me, debugging in my sleep.

                                          Ericos Georgiades

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                                          Chris Maunder
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                                          The power is strong in this one...

                                          cheers, Chris Maunder

                                          CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

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