Good ideas come from...?
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so not sure just how empirical the data is, but.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAKithPys2c&feature=player_embedded[^] (the last stat; meeting room: 0% was funny) so i was curious (maybe a good poll?) about when/where is inspiration born for programmers facing challenges every second (hopefully)? for me, it would be while i'm sleeping. i cannot count just how many times i've solved coding issues in my dreams and then woken up, implemented the code exactly as i dreamed it and it worked. bizarre but true. sometimes i even dream of the alternatives which don't work- and i can see the run-time error or failing tests. anyhooo... i would split my inspiration roughly into: sleeping: 50% coding: 30% relaxing: 20%
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Daydreaming Constructive use of temporary moments when the brain is otherwise engaged in more eclectic, non-work related thoughts.
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
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so not sure just how empirical the data is, but.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAKithPys2c&feature=player_embedded[^] (the last stat; meeting room: 0% was funny) so i was curious (maybe a good poll?) about when/where is inspiration born for programmers facing challenges every second (hopefully)? for me, it would be while i'm sleeping. i cannot count just how many times i've solved coding issues in my dreams and then woken up, implemented the code exactly as i dreamed it and it worked. bizarre but true. sometimes i even dream of the alternatives which don't work- and i can see the run-time error or failing tests. anyhooo... i would split my inspiration roughly into: sleeping: 50% coding: 30% relaxing: 20%
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Lying in bed, most of my inspiration thoughts comes whilst thinking in bed. Maybe it's time to get a bed for my office:~
Two heads are better than one.
the ideal (and hence most efficient and cost-friendly) workstation is probably in the bedroom with an en-suite bathroom by the looks of things. or vice-versa; install a terminal in the bathroom and bedroom that's connected to your PC...? if only corporate would click onto the cost benefits....
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I to have eureka moments while asleep. I have tried convincing my boss to set up a bed at my work station in order to aid this but he has so far resisted.
well, the research is out there. put a flashy powerpoint together with all the usual quotes and facts and figures about productivity (remember to inflate the graphs which seems to be standard marketing practice). alternatively, you could start charging an overtime rate for when you're asleep?
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so not sure just how empirical the data is, but.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAKithPys2c&feature=player_embedded[^] (the last stat; meeting room: 0% was funny) so i was curious (maybe a good poll?) about when/where is inspiration born for programmers facing challenges every second (hopefully)? for me, it would be while i'm sleeping. i cannot count just how many times i've solved coding issues in my dreams and then woken up, implemented the code exactly as i dreamed it and it worked. bizarre but true. sometimes i even dream of the alternatives which don't work- and i can see the run-time error or failing tests. anyhooo... i would split my inspiration roughly into: sleeping: 50% coding: 30% relaxing: 20%
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I would definately have to say sleep and the bath, especially if your a fan of hot soaks. I also find absorbtion in a good game wether it be EVE or BFBC2, refreshes almost like a good nights sleep.
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so not sure just how empirical the data is, but.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAKithPys2c&feature=player_embedded[^] (the last stat; meeting room: 0% was funny) so i was curious (maybe a good poll?) about when/where is inspiration born for programmers facing challenges every second (hopefully)? for me, it would be while i'm sleeping. i cannot count just how many times i've solved coding issues in my dreams and then woken up, implemented the code exactly as i dreamed it and it worked. bizarre but true. sometimes i even dream of the alternatives which don't work- and i can see the run-time error or failing tests. anyhooo... i would split my inspiration roughly into: sleeping: 50% coding: 30% relaxing: 20%
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... Hard work, solid focus, and awareness of detail. Flashes of inspiration are normally a sign of focusing in the wrong direction.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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so not sure just how empirical the data is, but.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAKithPys2c&feature=player_embedded[^] (the last stat; meeting room: 0% was funny) so i was curious (maybe a good poll?) about when/where is inspiration born for programmers facing challenges every second (hopefully)? for me, it would be while i'm sleeping. i cannot count just how many times i've solved coding issues in my dreams and then woken up, implemented the code exactly as i dreamed it and it worked. bizarre but true. sometimes i even dream of the alternatives which don't work- and i can see the run-time error or failing tests. anyhooo... i would split my inspiration roughly into: sleeping: 50% coding: 30% relaxing: 20%
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For me inspiration comes when I am in the toilet. Its quite relaxing and I have plenty of time to think over complex problems.
"I'm willing to admit that I may not always be right, but I am never wrong." - Samuel Goldwyn
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so not sure just how empirical the data is, but.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAKithPys2c&feature=player_embedded[^] (the last stat; meeting room: 0% was funny) so i was curious (maybe a good poll?) about when/where is inspiration born for programmers facing challenges every second (hopefully)? for me, it would be while i'm sleeping. i cannot count just how many times i've solved coding issues in my dreams and then woken up, implemented the code exactly as i dreamed it and it worked. bizarre but true. sometimes i even dream of the alternatives which don't work- and i can see the run-time error or failing tests. anyhooo... i would split my inspiration roughly into: sleeping: 50% coding: 30% relaxing: 20%
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so not sure just how empirical the data is, but.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAKithPys2c&feature=player_embedded[^] (the last stat; meeting room: 0% was funny) so i was curious (maybe a good poll?) about when/where is inspiration born for programmers facing challenges every second (hopefully)? for me, it would be while i'm sleeping. i cannot count just how many times i've solved coding issues in my dreams and then woken up, implemented the code exactly as i dreamed it and it worked. bizarre but true. sometimes i even dream of the alternatives which don't work- and i can see the run-time error or failing tests. anyhooo... i would split my inspiration roughly into: sleeping: 50% coding: 30% relaxing: 20%
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I find myself up often in the middle of the night with a pencil in my hand to scribble down the awnser to my solutions. I'd just go back to sleep and try it out. 9/10 times it works. Also when I did not find an awnser overnight, I'd just boot up my code again in the morning and with a single look at it knowing the awnser. A clear mind does wonders :)
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so not sure just how empirical the data is, but.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAKithPys2c&feature=player_embedded[^] (the last stat; meeting room: 0% was funny) so i was curious (maybe a good poll?) about when/where is inspiration born for programmers facing challenges every second (hopefully)? for me, it would be while i'm sleeping. i cannot count just how many times i've solved coding issues in my dreams and then woken up, implemented the code exactly as i dreamed it and it worked. bizarre but true. sometimes i even dream of the alternatives which don't work- and i can see the run-time error or failing tests. anyhooo... i would split my inspiration roughly into: sleeping: 50% coding: 30% relaxing: 20%
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Lately my greatest moments of inspirations have come while describing the problem to another developer to get their input. I've had a few instances in the past few weeks/months where I'm trying to explain the problem to my co-worker, and have way through I say "Thanks for you help, I know what to do now" and he's just looking at me still trying to understand the problem. For tough problems sleeping on them helps, but I don't usually wake up with ideas. When I get back to the problem I'm just better able to think it through. I swim for workouts, and often find ideas there. There's no distractions, and if I don't think about development my mind really wanders to some strange places...
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so not sure just how empirical the data is, but.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAKithPys2c&feature=player_embedded[^] (the last stat; meeting room: 0% was funny) so i was curious (maybe a good poll?) about when/where is inspiration born for programmers facing challenges every second (hopefully)? for me, it would be while i'm sleeping. i cannot count just how many times i've solved coding issues in my dreams and then woken up, implemented the code exactly as i dreamed it and it worked. bizarre but true. sometimes i even dream of the alternatives which don't work- and i can see the run-time error or failing tests. anyhooo... i would split my inspiration roughly into: sleeping: 50% coding: 30% relaxing: 20%
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Strong drink. Most of my best ideas have come to me while sitting at the bar. They end up being documented on cocktail napkins, though, and there inevitably comes closing time. When the beer goddess clears the table, I lose a fortune in potential patents. :doh:
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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so not sure just how empirical the data is, but.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAKithPys2c&feature=player_embedded[^] (the last stat; meeting room: 0% was funny) so i was curious (maybe a good poll?) about when/where is inspiration born for programmers facing challenges every second (hopefully)? for me, it would be while i'm sleeping. i cannot count just how many times i've solved coding issues in my dreams and then woken up, implemented the code exactly as i dreamed it and it worked. bizarre but true. sometimes i even dream of the alternatives which don't work- and i can see the run-time error or failing tests. anyhooo... i would split my inspiration roughly into: sleeping: 50% coding: 30% relaxing: 20%
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Walking out the door to go home. I probably solve at least half my stumpers between the front door and my car as I'm leaving for the day.
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so not sure just how empirical the data is, but.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAKithPys2c&feature=player_embedded[^] (the last stat; meeting room: 0% was funny) so i was curious (maybe a good poll?) about when/where is inspiration born for programmers facing challenges every second (hopefully)? for me, it would be while i'm sleeping. i cannot count just how many times i've solved coding issues in my dreams and then woken up, implemented the code exactly as i dreamed it and it worked. bizarre but true. sometimes i even dream of the alternatives which don't work- and i can see the run-time error or failing tests. anyhooo... i would split my inspiration roughly into: sleeping: 50% coding: 30% relaxing: 20%
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Normally I have my "I should do it this way" ideas in the shower the morning after the day I've struggled with the problem. Example: Monday I try to implement a very tricky SQL procedure. I can't get it to work. Monday night I sleep on it. Tuesday morning in the shower I'll generally have an idea. They don't always work, but more often than not they do.
Don't blame me. I voted for Chuck Norris.