Re:Ask HN: Resources for Older Developers?
by dlivingston on Thursday May 11, 2023 @01:55PM
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Can you give some details on your tool? I've played the "productivity app whack-a-mole" game, too, and always walk away empty. I just stick with a pen and paper, but I'd love a digital solution.
Re:Ask HN: Resources for Older Developers?
by cushpush on Thursday May 11, 2023 @02:15PM
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it sounds like it's gotta be catered to your workflow. i wonder what this is like, i work out of sketch books and paper+pen a lot. project context seems like a good thing to be able to preserve and replicate between the various frames. elon mentioned that context switching was one of the more costly plays
Re:Ask HN: Resources for Older Developers?
by lelanthran on Thursday May 11, 2023 @02:21PM
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> project context seems like a good thing to be able to preserve and replicate between the various frames.
Believe it or not, I actually named the executable 'frame'. However I'm unwilling to share it[1] until I have a good 5m explanation (it's all shell-based).
[1] Well, announce it, anyway. It opensource anyway.
Re:Ask HN: Resources for Older Developers?
by cushpush on Thursday May 11, 2023 @03:06PM
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I like to think we ride the same mental wave at times
Re:Ask HN: Resources for Older Developers?
by lelanthran on Monday May 15, 2023 @05:31AM
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In case you are still reading, I did a Show HN (my first one!): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35945609
Re:Ask HN: Resources for Older Developers?
by lelanthran on Thursday May 11, 2023 @04:25PM
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> Can you give some details on your tool?
I'm conflicted; on the one hand I would like to let the world know about it, but on the other I can see how it would be easily dismissed as useless when there's literally no docs about it.
I think I shall make a small example usage (terminal only) to demonstrate how it helps me, then post a show HN tomorrow or Saturday (depending).
I'll reply to your post again once I post the show HN.
Fwiw I'm also interested in seeing it.
Re:Ask HN: Resources for Older Developers?
by lelanthran on Monday May 15, 2023 @05:30AM
(#35945621)
In case you are still reading, I did a Show HN (my first one!): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35945609
Re:Ask HN: Resources for Older Developers?
by lelanthran on Monday May 15, 2023 @05:30AM
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In case you are still reading, I did a Show HN (my first one!): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35945609
I wrote a small program[1] to help me maintain context between different projects, and I'm now more productive than I was in my 30s.
[1] I tried all the personal task management and task tracker tools, even wrote a few of my own. It turned out that my brain works differently to how the tools want you to work. My new tool which works well to keep me on track matches how I work.
IOW, now I don't have to adjust my brain to the tool, the tool is already adjusted to my brain's process.