On: Ask HN: What are your favorite developer-efficiency tips?

[TuringNYC]

Why not use both together? I tend to browse Twitter and HN in-between builds, unit-tests, model mini-training, and simulations.

If the blocker is small enough to not be worth a context shift to another work-task, then Twitter/HN are a great mini break.

[maerF0x0 → TuringNYC]

> to not be worth a context shift

who says Twitter/HN doesnt constitute a context switch? In my experience, though very boring, sitting and waiting for the tests to pass is much more productive than even the slightest diversions. I believe this is due to focus and memory.

[Scarblac → TuringNYC]

The problem with that (for Internet addicts) is that that short break then always turns into one and a half hours.