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Something about 9000 people watching a guy write code amazes me. I understand reading the source and all that, but is this something commonly done now? Watchin
by ohashi 15y ago
Something about 9000 people watching a guy write code amazes me. I understand reading the source and all that, but is this something commonly done now? Watching others code live? I am somewhat amazed by how fast he seems to be moving, I find I have to sit and think about things a lot more most of the time.
- runevault 15y agoWith his real time try fail cycles I can see why he can get away with spending less time thinking. I've had this on in the background and checked in periodically, whole thing is fascinating to watch.
- tjogin 15y agoHe'd probably have to stop and think more often if he hadn't built a dozen or more similar games before.
- georgieporgie 15y agoThis is a perfect example of how to attain 'flow'. He's done the same (or very similar) thing before, so there is no distress or despair. The 48 hour window provides the necessary, low-key stress stimulus necessary. MCN (an unusual motorcycle magazine) had a series on this. To attain flow, you need some stress, but too much stress will stop flow. This is probably why we find many parts of coding to be fun, but debugging and navigating poorly documented APIs to be painful.
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