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Wetware Refactorings (moserware.com)
18 points by moserware on Jan 2, 2009 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



Take-aways: Cliff's "Buffalo Theory" as it relates to neurogenesis. "If you're a programmer stuck in a drab cubicle, you will never grow new neurons."

"And if that wasn't bad enough, a controversial study done in the United Kingdom noted that if you constantly interrupt your task to check email or respond to an IM text message, your effective IQ drops ten points."

And more things to revive your brain.




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