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Ask HN: What do you do in the distraction of longer compiles?

6 pointsby kisamotoover 5 years ago
I&#x27;m writing this while waiting for a medium-sized Angular app to compile. Other than occasionally opening websites for a split second of viewing or praying for success I&#x27;m never sure what to do with the minute or two of &quot;compilation time&quot;.<p>What do others do when waiting for their compilers to complete?

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hans1729over 5 years ago
Not compile-time, but waiting for models to train :-)<p>* Stand up&#x2F;walk a couple of meters<p>* get a cup of tee<p>* use the pull-up bar (well, we have one in our office)<p>You get the gist - do something for your body&#x2F;metabolism. Even if it&#x27;s just a little - these add up, improving qol down the road
muzaniover 5 years ago
Free code camp. It&#x27;s trivial (non distracting effort), but even then taught me some nice skills like web accessibility and how to use array.map()<p>Codepen and Dribbble are nice too, just browse around looking at art and look like you&#x27;re working. It beats news sites in that you can discover a new, useful thing.<p>Also you can meditate. Maintain concentration for 2 mins straight. It&#x27;s not hard, and helps you regain composure.
bitdeepover 5 years ago
hacker news &quot;new&quot; feed.
actionowlover 5 years ago
Obligatory xkcd [1]<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;xkcd.com&#x2F;303&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;xkcd.com&#x2F;303&#x2F;</a>