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> this limit is true for all developers Maybe sober, but that's not the limit once you factor in the rampant use of amphetamine.
by always_good 8y ago
> this limit is true for all developers
Maybe sober, but that's not the limit once you factor in the rampant use of amphetamine.
- bmpafa 8y agoThis is probably a myth, but I've heard Kerouac wrote On the Road practically in a single sitting thanks to the peppy magic of Benzedrine, aka Bennies, a _widely_ available inhalant & pill form of amphetamine.
- 52-6F-62 8y agoI think it was 3 weeks and a roll of teletype paper so that once he started he wouldn't have to stop to even change the paper. edit: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/dec/02/jack-kerouac-road-birmingham https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/dec/02/jack-kerouac-r... the "scroll"
- opportune 8y agoTrue but generally not good information to propagate, not for selfish reasons, just because it sets an unreasonably high standard It’s true you can knock out a 10-20hr session in essentially one sitting, but it’s not a good habit to set for yourself or the industry