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Re:Ask HN: What are your favorite developer-efficiency tips? by TuringNYC on Saturday May 09, 2020 @01:31AM (#23122555)
Why not use both together? I tend to browse Twitter and HN in-between builds, unit-tests, model mini-training, and simulations.

If the blocker is small enough to not be worth a context shift to another work-task, then Twitter/HN are a great mini break.

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Re:Ask HN: What are your favorite developer-efficiency tips? by maerF0x0 on Monday May 11, 2020 @08:37AM (#23141409)
> to not be worth a context shift

who says Twitter/HN doesnt constitute a context switch? In my experience, though very boring, sitting and waiting for the tests to pass is much more productive than even the slightest diversions. I believe this is due to focus and memory.

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Re:Ask HN: What are your favorite developer-efficiency tips? by Scarblac on Saturday May 09, 2020 @08:04AM (#23124045)
The problem with that (for Internet addicts) is that that short break then always turns into one and a half hours.
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