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> They're just a tool to encourage you to contribute to FOSS every day. The “every day” is a problem. Contributing to FOSS is a good thing, but encouraging peo
by hk__2 10y ago
> They're just a tool to encourage you to contribute to FOSS every day.
The “every day” is a problem. Contributing to FOSS is a good thing, but encouraging people to write code every single day can lead to unhealthy habits.
> but it's not like streaks are competetive or anything
There are, just like your number of commits or your number of followers.
- ocdtrekkie 10y agoI don't think people's unhealthy behaviors are my problem. As someone who doesn't code for my job, having this helped keep me motivated for hobby programming. And I don't think it's inherently "unhealthy" to write code on a weekend. Coding can be fun, and done for enjoyment.
- nv-vn 10y agoWriting code every day doesn't necessarily mean doing more than a few short lines. I like to think of it as a mental exercise, like how solving puzzles every day helps you think better. Also, there are days where I have kept a streak just by documenting something or writing up issues of a repository, which are things that don't involve programming but are still useful skill related to programming (and are much more relaxed than havong to write 100 lines of code for some project).