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OP here - interesting to see not only how many developers on HN use the Pomodoro Technique but also how many have built their own app!
by jastr 10y ago
OP here - interesting to see not only how many developers on HN use the Pomodoro Technique but also how many have built their own app!
- wastedhours 10y agoI built my own for Android (still on the store, but not linking as I need to pull it and fix) - love the Pomodoro technique, and it's quite a nice, simple challenge to build something for. I used it to learn the basics of Java/Android and get something functional into the store within 48 hours. Good intellectual exercise.
- christiangenco 10y agoI made my own timer after trying almost everything else out there. The one I have now is a tomato emoji in my Mac menubar. When I tell it I'm working, it asks what I'm working on (so I can keep it in a logfile and do fun analytics on it later), then plays my work playlist in iTunes and updates a webpage[1] that lets my wife know I'm working for the next 25 minutes. When the time is up, it stops the music and asks how the pom went (also for the logfile). It's absolutely the perfect solution for me. I can't imagine finding an app that does these things that someone else had built. The ROI on building tools for myself that help my workflow has been extremely positive. 1. http://gen.co/ischristianworking/ http://gen.co/ischristianworking/