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Re:Ask HN: How do you stop reading the internet when you nee... by evilneanderthal on Thursday November 06, 2008 @01:33PM (#355969)
this fits nicely with test-driven development.

writing a unit test is a small task completion, as is passing it in a non-brain-dead manner.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you stop reading the internet when you nee... by aaronblohowiak on Thursday November 06, 2008 @02:13PM (#356006)
I think that this aspect is actually the unsung hero of TDD.. it provides immediate consistent salient feedback delivered frequently, which is pretty much textbook key to accommodating ADHD.
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