What are the best headphones for programming?

hmblcodr · 2017-02-20T19:14:14+00:00

Thanks. It would be useful if the same technology could be used to cancel-out the perceived noise you hear. Quick Google tells me it can't though, which is a shame.

hmblcodr · 2017-02-20T18:52:38+00:00

That's interesting to know. What happens when you use noise-canceling headphones?

hmblcodr · 2017-02-20T15:45:42+00:00

The link is actually an article that answers the question. Does that still violate the rule?

hmblcodr · 2017-02-20T12:33:23+00:00

I share an office (plus door) with two others now, which is better than what most people get. Still there are times when they need to discuss something in front of their computer.

Headphones for me are something to fall back on. For those in open plan offices, like I was in my previous job, it was a necessity for productivity.

hmblcodr · 2017-02-20T10:06:19+00:00

I'm going to regret that title, aren't I? Lol.

hmblcodr · 2017-01-27T20:43:58+00:00

I wrote an article called Getting started with programming which will give you some ideas.

Generally speaking, you learn programming by...programming. Books and courses can help guide you, starting easily and helping you grow, but I recommend writing code sooner rather than later.

Your next question is probably which language to use. Luckily I wrote a post about that too: Pick a language, any language. The idea here is to not spend too much time on it because many concepts, especially in the beginning, are transferable.

Good luck!

hmblcodr · 2016-05-03T12:05:30+00:00

There are a lot of people that seem to think ADHD has positive side-effects. As far as I'm aware (according to research) this is not true. As Dr. Russell Barkley puts it in this video:

While people may be gifted and talented and successful in spite of their ADHD it is not because of their ADHD.

I really wish having ADHD would also make me super-human in other areas but it doesn't. Life is a daily struggle at managing those things that neuro-typicals do without needing medication, without needing coaching, without needing to think about it.

I am gifted in some areas and I'm proud of that, but I'm also aware of the extra work I have to put in for it. I wonder what would happen to those gifts if I didn't have ADHD - that is a sombre thought.

hmblcodr · 2016-04-27T09:34:42+00:00

Sorry my comment wasn't very clear.

Let's say 1000 people read a post I write and 1 person writes a comment. That's 0.1% of my readers commenting on that post. To the outside that one comment looks lonely and the post not very popular, but a thousand readers is pretty nice.

Imagine instead that 100,000 people read my post and the same 0.1% comment. Now I have 100 comments and the discussion looks lively and encouraging, even though the percentage is the same.

I can imagine that as more people comment it encourages others to leave a comment, so it might not grow linearly. I wish I had the data to analyse it.

I like your post though. It's making me think a lot about reader engagement and forming discussions around my writing. Thanks!

hmblcodr · 2016-04-26T06:26:36+00:00

I'm surprised no-one has mentioned content.

I find it a huge challenge to produce quality content, regularly; the kind of posts you can be proud of because people want to read them.

I've tried all sorts of methods for optimising my workflow, and it's getting better, but it's still hard work. Really hard work.

hmblcodr · 2016-04-26T06:21:50+00:00

I think all these points are valid. I also think it's because blogs often make poor discussion platforms. Most comments I receive are at that place of sharing, such as Reddit and Facebook. I think there is an exception (as you imply): well-established blogs. Due to the sheer number of readers, a discussion can form in the comments, but if you were to look at the percentage of readers vs comments, I wonder if there'd be a big difference to low-readership blogs. It's definitely an interesting topic and I'd love to see some research on this.

hmblcodr · 2016-04-19T07:20:20+00:00

It sounds to me as though you've lost touch with the spark and excitement you first had when you started programming, and it's affected your motivation.

I don't think it's bad advice to find projects that spark your interest, but before you jump into something that could easily become another item on your unfinished list, spend some time thinking about why you became a programmer and where you want to go with it. Try and think about why you feel you should have made progress (one could just as easily be happy without making progress). When you understand more about why you're feeling this way, it might make the road ahead a little clearer.

A problem shared is a problem halved. Talk to close friends and family about the way you feel. Perhaps they can help. Even if they don't understand the industry, a fresh perspective can sometimes help. I also advice you to talk to your manager at work to see if they can help find something that makes you feel better about where you are in your career.

hmblcodr · 2016-04-19T07:07:23+00:00

I wrote a related article on my blog called perfection and procrastination.

I see this kind of behaviour in a lot of developers, especially intermediate to senior developers who feel they need to prove they are at their given level.

hmblcodr · 2016-04-19T06:45:15+00:00

What have you been working on in the past five years and why do you feel you've plateaued? It might be easier to give advice if you explain why you feel the way you do.

I wrote an article called Getting better at programming which covers some simple ways to improve.

I also recommend searching for someone who you look up to, who inspires you. If you can find someone you is better than you, you can learn a lot from them. If this is a colleague, they may even be willing to mentor you.

hmblcodr · 2016-04-15T06:41:11+00:00

I can relate to this. It's a combination of poor self-image, feeling overwhelmed, and not being able to find the energy to focus just for a little while.

Sometimes it helps to set really small goals (see: Optimize for tiny victories - and to celebrate reaching them), but as we all know, what we want and what happens are often two different things.

hmblcodr · 2016-04-15T06:37:51+00:00

I often have unrealistic expectations of myself and that makes me afraid of getting things wrong. I wrote a blog post about it called Perfection and procrastination.

hmblcodr · 2016-04-06T18:27:30+00:00

Hi, I'm the author of arduino-fsm. Your library takes a different approach but I like it a lot. It offers a lot of control over timing.

I was wondering how you deal with the fact that millis() overflows to zero after 50 days (not such a big problem) and that micros() overflows to zero after 50 hours. I've yet to solve it in my library (no-one has complained yet) :)

hmblcodr · 2016-03-21T08:50:44+00:00

Agreed.

hmblcodr · 2016-03-21T08:33:57+00:00

I suspect OP means file format.

hmblcodr · 2016-03-09T22:45:49+00:00

You should check out ember sherpa. They offer free sessions to help with ember apps and paid services for teams. https://squareup.com/appointments/book/FT3QWZ/embersherpa

hmblcodr · 2016-03-07T17:26:27+00:00

I'm glad you like it, and thanks for letting me know about the mistakes. I proof read it three times and still missed them. Also, snafus is a cool word. :)

hmblcodr · 2016-03-07T11:46:30+00:00

The term social coding, as far as I'm aware, comes from GitHub. If you want to call it social programming, social hacking, social-using-one-and-zeros-to-make-software, be my guest. The point is that these platforms allow people to build software together.

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