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What real life bad habits has programming given you?

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Re: What real life bad habits has programming given you?

#11
It's over developed my already prevalent logical thinking. This is great because I'm known as a clear thinker that can solve complex problems, but I've found that a lot of people have difficulty thinking in these terms, preferring to remain in a more emotional pattern.

End result is that it harder to relate to more and more people, which remains important. I'd imagine this happens to most programmers, although I don't think there is a good appreciation for how significant this is generally.

Re: What real life bad habits has programming given you?

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I've caught myself thinking of time in complexity classes. Eg. should I walk or drive? It doesn't matter, they're both O(n).

Walking would be O(n^2) for all but the shortest distances actually, I think. Unless you rested once in a while. Amortized linear time?

Re: What real life bad habits has programming given you?

#17
I cant do math. I suck at it, i can understand it, but i have a hard time going through the calculations. I do all sorts of dumb mistakes, and always miss something. Its the details that get me. I find this to be my greatest challenge, because i have some serious math exams coming soon. Somewhat related, I cant seem to be able to study stuff that are not interesting to me. I have a big exam, i should study, NOOOO, i dont whanaaaa, whaaaaa.... I whanna hack, i dont whaannnt to studyyyy...whaaaa.... I find myself whining in my head very often. I guess i should just shut up, and do my studying, and maybe hack later...

Re: What real life bad habits has programming given you?

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It's over developed my already prevalent logical thinking. This is great because I'm known as a clear thinker that can solve complex problems, but I've found that a lot of people have difficulty thinking in these terms, preferring to remain in a more emotional pattern. End result is that it harder to relate to more and more people, which remains important. I'd imagine this happens to most programmers, although I don'…

I feel this too. The key is to not receive what other people say as bug reports, so you won't get the urge to fix them or find a solution.
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