Re: Theory, Practice, Down-Time...
Re: Theory, Practice, Down-Time...
- Subject: Re: Theory, Practice, Down-Time...
- From: Isaac Sherman <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 16:08:16 -0500
on 3/16/02 3:36 PM, you, j.oie, at the address, email@hidden, wrote:
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A question to Cocoa developers, seasoned and un-:
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When the worries of making connections in IB get you down... when the
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dismal state of the docs starts to bother you... when something 'just
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doesn't work', when your code randomly breaks... What do you do? Where
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do you turn to get away from it all, or to let your subconscious mind
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work on the problem? This is a little-mentioned programming practice,
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but one I feel to be quite important.
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Personally, if I'm stumped, I compose a message to this very list, and
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in the typing I can think of solutions- at other times, it's good just
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to forget about it and listen to some music, take a walk, have a snack.
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Any responses would be appreciated-- this is, after all, quite on-topic,
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since it is about the act of development on Cocoa. ^_^ So there.
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I usually play a game of Monopoly/Wingnuts, or go watch a movie. I used to
rip my hair out, but I've since shaved my head (it's much more comfortable
this way). Then I would beat my head against the refrigerator, until I
dented it (only once, I quit after that), but that didn't really help
either. Monopoly (and Shakira) do help.
This list is the best I've ever had the pleasure of being involved with.
But I try to wait for five days before I start a new thread on this list (to
reduce noise), and in that time I work on the problem (usually solving it),
though I sometimes write a mock letter to help me focus. I also do Tae Bo
and lift weights, both of which calm me down, and help me concentrate.
In short, I've found that excercise and relaxation help the most. I also
like to play "Turkish March" on the piano until I break a sweat. I don't
recommend the refrigerator.
--
Isaac Sherman
MotaSoft Software
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