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Health isn't everyone's first priority. It certainly shouldn't be viewed as a first priority in every context.
by jbackus 14y ago
Health isn't everyone's first priority. It certainly shouldn't be viewed as a first priority in every context.
- qdot76367 14y agoYup, which is why those of us that do care about our health just can't wait to maintain the code of those that feel this way after they either die young or end up feeble and unable to maintain themselves much less their projects! Your brain and whatever else on your body you're currently using to get code from brain to computer are surrounded by a lot things that are important to keep them running and talking to each other. Forget that, and they'll stop. Quickly, and painfully.
- jbackus 14y agoYup, and I never said I was advocating extremities either. I'm simply pointing out that short cuts can be appropriate some times.
- lutusp 14y ago> Yup, and I never said I was advocating extremities [sic] either. What -- you're against the idea of fingers and toes? Or did you mean "extremes"?
- jbackus 14y agoex·trem·i·ty (k-strm-t) n. pl. ex·trem·i·ties 1. The outermost or farthest point or portion.
- lutusp 14y agoYes -- the OP clearly meant "extremes," as in "I never said I was advocating extremes either." http://www.thefreedictionary.com/extreme http://www.thefreedictionary.com/extreme Quote: 1. Most remote in any direction; outermost or farthest: the extreme edge of the field. 2. Being in or attaining the greatest or highest degree; very intense: extreme pleasure; extreme pain. 3. Extending far beyond the norm: an extreme conservative. See Synonyms at excessive. 4. Of the greatest severity; drastic: took extreme measures to conserve fuel.
- jonascopenhagen 14y agoIf the first priority is good code, the author's point still stands. He's saying that you'll produce better code if you have a healthy lifestyle.
- jbackus 14y agoI would disagree with that point then. Staying up most of the night and therefore sleep depriving yourself will make you less cognitively able the next morning compared to if you slept 8 hours, but the amount you are able to write in the time you chose to stay up outweighs the slight increase in productivity you would have the next morning from sleeping all night.
- thisone 14y agoI'm not sure code quantity equates to code quality. But then again, I'm a believer in the shower school of epiphany. Have a sticky problem, take a shower, suddenly figure out solution to problem.
- petercooper 14y agoAnd more specifically, even to those of us where it is a high priority, it doesn't have to be 24/7. Like going partying at the weekend is for many "healthy" people, so things like hackathons and Red Bull binges can be for hackers too.