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Programming is like riding a bike. It takes time to get on the bike, to get momentum going. Interruptions are like someone hitting you with a stick while you
by camhart 5y ago
Programming is like riding a bike. It takes time to get on the bike, to get momentum going. Interruptions are like someone hitting you with a stick while you ride.
Getting hit, falling off, and climbing back on the bike takes a lot of effort, and you have to rebuild your momentum each time it happens. The more times you're knocked off in a day, the more tired you get of climbing back on.
Rebuilding the momentum when programming can take 30 minutes or so. Then you just get whacked with another stick.
- dave_sullivan 5y agoThis is a very good analogy. A similar one I have heard before is "It's like falling asleep... It takes a while to get into sleep mode and if someone interrupts you, you have to start the process again." Most people can understand how annoying it would be to be interrupted all night and not get a good night sleep. Though riding a bike makes programming sound more active than sleeping, which is good.
- faeyanpiraat 5y agoSome people can fall asleep almost instantly even when there is significant noise around
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