I'm with you, bro... I have much better things to put my attention on than worrying about my privacy.

Thanks for the positive input and advice, Nicolas. I'm still experimenting with the idea and will let you know when I've figured out how to do it successfully.

Good to know, thanks!

Haha, yeah, I got stumped trying to get Paypal working. Did you have your speakers turned up though? I tried to do my best to convey my thought process which I still feel is valuable to someone who still struggles with troubleshooting difficult issues. And just to toot my own horn, I got some positive feedback from a few others who were watching at the time. :)

Want to watch a somewhat experienced .NET/MVC/Typescript junkie hack away at one of his side projects in real time? I'll happily share my thought process along the way and I welcome your feedback as well. Join in here. https://plus.google.com/events/cukcjnoh97pltobk42771sv294s[^] And here's the backstory... http://www.codeproject.com/Lounge.aspx?msg=4722302#xx4722302xx[^]

Giving this a try right now. If you're available, see if you can join in. https://plus.google.com/events/cukcjnoh97pltobk42771sv294s[^]

Want to watch a somewhat experienced .NET/MVC/Typescript junkie hack away at one of his side projects in real time? I'll happily share my thought process along the way and I welcome your feedback as well. Join in here. https://plus.google.com/events/cukcjnoh97pltobk42771sv294s[^] And here's the backstory... http://www.codeproject.com/Lounge.aspx?msg=4722302#xx4722302xx[^]

You'll do much better as a developer if you can work past that issue. :)

Wow! Thanks for this link! I've learned so much about live coding from this thread already (it exists, for one!), but this video is a true gem! Thanks!

I understand the feeling, V. Having someone, let alone a LOT of people, staring over your shoulder definitely seems to increase the chances of making mistakes. I've experienced that in the past, myself. However, I feel like I've been doing this long enough that it's not as much of an issue as it used to be. And sure, it can be scary... I'm effectively exposing my abilities to the world for all to see and judge. But I'm fine with that. I've come to realize that we're all human. We all make mistakes. And very few of us developers are actually as skilled as I wish I was. I truly believe this will be an excellent learning experience.

Very cool! 18,000 views is inspiring, though I have no way of knowing whether or not that's because the video is two years old and/or there are a lot of people interested in development of that game. Still, this leaves me feeling like there's some chance of this experiment being successful.

It's a little like pair programming, except "pair" usually means "two", and Google+ Hangouts supports quite a bit more than two people at the same time. And more than likely, I'd be the only on with access to the IDE. Would still share my thought process and accept feedback along the way though.

Thanks for the feedback, David. I plan on doing it again once or twice this week, so I'll be sure to post in all relevant places ahead of time. What day/time works best for you, by the way?

I was all excited that my "Live coding?" post got mentioned in today's Code Project news email, but it appears that the post is completely gone from code project now. Am I crazy?

I don't think it will be like that at all. First, I'd explain what I was doing as I moved along. Second, I'm a fast typer, I don't make a lot of mistakes, and I move forward quickly. There's rarely a long gap of boring coding happening. At least, not in my opinion.

I've been wanting to experiment with something that would probably be called "live coding". These days, it's not uncommon for gamers to live stream their game play. So I can't help but wonder if there's someone out there, possibly a junior level developer, who might want to see what it looks like when a seasoned ASP MVC developer plugs away at the terminal. Or maybe another seasoned developer who typically works alone might want to see what it looks like when someone else is writing code. There's the potential to learn a lot, but for the people watching me, and myself. I can explain the design decisions I made, but I'm also interested in taking recommendations on my existing design decisions. I'm interested in sharing my workflow, but also learning from others where my workflow has gaps. Google+ Hangouts seem to be the best way to facilitate this kind of live coding because you can see my screen and we can communicate together. Yesterday, during my first test, I had two people stop in to see what I was doing, but they didn't stay for long. I think maybe if I schedule it here in advance that I might get more people watching/contributing. Thoughts, anyone?