in reply to Strange Coding Tales

The strangest place I have found myself coding Perl has to be in the bathtub using one of those portable whiteboards. I'm sure many will attest that the bathtub is a great place to relax and think, so whenever I find myself stumped on a particular, off I go!

Originally I did not view my bathtub coding sessions as a productive supplement to keyboard coding, rather it was an idea imposed by my girlfriend since it seemed that I was always stuck on something at the wrong times... When she was ready to go out! She knew that without at least getting me into the "get ready to go" mode, our adventure would be delayed by a few hours at least!

Bathtub coding is great and the whiteboard is definately not a replacement for my keyboard, but the atmosphere (and even the process) offers me inspiration in abundance -- Mostly to see things from other perspectives. I'm not sure bathtub coding would work the same for me if I used a laptop. ;)

mojotoad++ for a great topic!

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Re: Re: Strange Coding Tales
by jjdraco (Scribe) on Oct 23, 2002 at 03:54 UTC
    Bathtub coding is great and the whiteboard is definately not a replacement for my keyboard, but the atmosphere (and even the process) offers me inspiration in abundance -- Mostly to see things from other perspectives. I'm not sure bathtub coding would work the same for me if I used a laptop. ;)

    No, I've done bathtub IRC and it works if your careful, I don't see why bathtub coding with laptop would be any different.

    jjdraco
    learning Perl one statement at a time.
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      I've done bathtub IRC and it works if your careful, I don't see why bathtub coding with laptop would be different.

      It's not so much an issue of being careful as it is a departure from the *normal* routine. I will usually retire to the bathtub when I'm stumped and in need of new perspective. Maybe I'm a little weird, but to change my perspective (not only in regards to Perl stuff), I try to get as far away as possible from my normal thoughts and routine.
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        ok, that makes sense. I can see where that would be helpful.

        jjdraco
        learning Perl one statement at a time.
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