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Why do people care about this? I never understood why Github features things like "longest commit streak" so prominently.
by qznc 12y ago
Why do people care about this? I never understood why Github features things like "longest commit streak" so prominently.
- kaolinite 12y agoI like the commit streak statistic because, when I attempt to maintain a long streak, I get into the habit of committing something - even something small - once a day. Once I've made even the slightest change, I'm more likely to keep working. I find that it's a good motivator.
- danadam 12y ago"Don't break the chain!" http://lifehacker.com/281626/jerry-seinfelds-productivity-secret http://lifehacker.com/281626/jerry-seinfelds-productivity-se...
- erikano 12y agoI love the don't break the chain thing but just wanted to point out that Jerry Seinfeld said in an AMA on Reddit that he did not invent that program http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1ujvrg/jerry_seinfeld_here_i_will_give_you_an_answer/ceiugt5?context=3 http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1ujvrg/jerry_seinfeld_...
- gknoy 12y agoI would love it if, for things like my work repo, I could count "Don't break the chain of weekday commits" -- I would prefer not to be penalized for not working on the weekend. :)
- BostX 12y agoIt's like putting a gnome in your garden. You know humanity & stuff :) BTW from wikipedia: Gnomes [..] have been banned from the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show, as the organisers claim that they detract from the garden designs.
- vhost- 12y agoIt's totally superficial, but I find it fun. It's something to check once in a while and be like "hey, I have a dark green box. I wonder how many times I committed that day." When I left my previous job, they revoked my Github access and I lost 3k commits on the calendar and it was a bummer. I wasn't throwing a fit or anything. I just had to start over :).