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Ask HN: What are the single person activities in Christmas and/or New Year?

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Re: Ask HN: What are the single person activities in Christmas and/or New Year?

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I did some live-stream programming this morning. It's something I started trying out recently. There were a few people to chat with, and I made a little progress on a personal project.

Awesome! You mean, you stream your programming. I've been wondering for years whether I should give it a try. Is it also helpful, or just fun to kill time?

Ive also wondered about this but it seems so intimidating to code in front of strangers

Re: Ask HN: What are the single person activities in Christmas and/or New Year?

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If I was in my old apartment(s) in downtown Seattle today, during COVID, I’d probably be up on the rooftop with a small cooler of beverages, warm jacket, and a good pair of headphones. Pre-COVID, I’d be somewhere like the 5 Point Cafe or another dive bar. Or, I’d be working on one of my hobbies.

Hurricane! Damn that place was a dump. Miss it.

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I did some live-stream programming this morning. It's something I started trying out recently. There were a few people to chat with, and I made a little progress on a personal project.

Have a link?

The channel is https://www.twitch.tv/codingwithscott. I don't have a schedule yet, especially with the holidays, but I'm going to try to stream at least a few times a week.

Re: Ask HN: What are the single person activities in Christmas and/or New Year?

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I did some live-stream programming this morning. It's something I started trying out recently. There were a few people to chat with, and I made a little progress on a personal project.

Awesome! You mean, you stream your programming. I've been wondering for years whether I should give it a try. Is it also helpful, or just fun to kill time?

It has its positives and negatives - but I'd say mostly positive.

It's a little difficult to hold conversations with chat while trying to remember what I'm doing with the program. It also feels a little awkward talking to an empty chat (which is what to expect when first starting out). You potentially need to handle spammers and trolls.

On the positive side, I've watched other streaming programmers, and met programmers in chats. We've shared ideas with each other, and it's giving me new ideas and interests. And, it gets me out of my comfort zone, which is the only way to grow.

If it ever becomes more pain than pleasure, I can always stop.

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