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In a previous job, I sometimes ran into programming problems that I spent all day trying to figure out - without success. But quite often, when I went home, unw
by krylon 10y ago
In a previous job, I sometimes ran into programming problems that I spent all day trying to figure out - without success. But quite often, when I went home, unwound, went to bed, just the moment before falling asleep, the solution would become obvious.
And nearly every programmer I told about this had experienced the same thing. ;-)
- MarkMc 10y agoI would sometimes get a brilliant idea at three o'clock in the morning. The next day I could remember having an idea but not exactly what it was :(
- mercer 10y agoIndeed. The feeling of solving a problem in 5 mins the morning after an entire day of banging my head against the wall is both one of my favorite and least favorite sensations.