Ask HN: What to do when you are compiling/wating?

5 pointsby kvgr12 anni fa5 comments

What do you do when your program is compiling, or you are waiting for something? I constantly have urge to check FB, read articles, fire browser and do something, because I know I will wait for 20s-Xmins, until app installs on my device or something else happens. Maybe it is just my attention problem, but I hope you have some advice.

The main problem is that after I read something, I get distracted and have problem with focusing back on work.

http://xkcd.com/303/

4 comments

rubencodes12 anni fa

Depends on the project. Often while I'm stuck on a bug or something that causes me to wait, I'll switch to something like designing iconography or working on the user interface.

joshschreuder12 anni fa

Work on making your compile time shorter :)

bbcbasic12 anni fa

Are they real swords in the cartoon?

GotAnyMegadeth12 anni fa

I think they are cartoon swords

tectonic12 anni fa

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