In my first years of college I was a semester behind. I made up for that in 2 weeks of Christmas break.
That was the first and last time I dreamt of Java.
Ask HN: Does anyone dream of code?
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Re: Ask HN: Does anyone dream of code?
#12Yes, this is quite common.
Different types of code dreams are common too - code nightmares where you get caught in small, infinite loops or are unable to escape oscillation between a small set of bad operations
Or happy code dreams where you float above the system and observe high levels of interaction and execution, watching data flow like water, and execution happen rythmically like beats of music.
Re: Ask HN: Does anyone dream of code?
#13Yep. I love it when that happens. Happens especially when writing complex code instead of just rattling off CRUD. The best time was when I worked for months on a Prolog project for uni, every day, all day with very complex concepts to crack. During the day when I went outside, my brain transformed everything in Prolog clauses; cars, roads, houses, bikes, people talking to me. And at night my dreams were in code as well. I now have it when doing embedded code or game code.
Edit: Come to think of it, this 'free shrooms' experience is reason enough to not do CRUD apps :)
Re: Ask HN: Does anyone dream of code?
#14Yes, but not in the literal sense for me. I never see any text or code but rather some abstract version of the problem I'm trying to solve. I dislike it to be honest, it makes me feel like I'm not getting any rest, especially when I wake up in the middle of the night from a code dream only to continue in that loop while I'm half awake.
One time I went to sleep after starting a take home code test for a job interview; I woke up a few hours later having some intense dreams about it and ended up knowing exactly what to do. I finished it at 4am. I didn't end up getting the job, but they said during the interview they really liked the code.
Re: Ask HN: Does anyone dream of code?
#15Only when deeply immersed into a problem. Day to day work doesn't really get it going for me, but if its something challenging I'll see all kind of code in my dreams, I've woken up with 'aha' moments too.
Re: Ask HN: Does anyone dream of code?
#16Electric sheep?
Re: Ask HN: Does anyone dream of code?
#17I occasionally do, but it always seems to take the form of finding a really good solution to a horrible bug. Then I'll wake up full of joy at having fixed the bug only to realise it was one entirely imagined during my dream.
Re: Ask HN: Does anyone dream of code?
#18Who doesn't?
I don't.
Re: Ask HN: Does anyone dream of code?
#19I have written code practically every day for the last 20 years. No, I never dream about coding.
Re: Ask HN: Does anyone dream of code?
#20Yep, and it's not pleasant when you're lucid enough to know you're dreaming, but not lucid enough to be able to reason properly. It's just a general feeling of trying to solve something, without any payoff.