I have stumbled upon an article that described the way a programmer work and think better than I understood how I worked.
My wife always complained that I never call or sms her at while I am at work, although I am guilty, this article explain why it is so difficult for me to remember to call or sms her.
The article title is “Programming is Like a Dream” It explains that To write a program the programmer needs to so the bigger picture and understand how all the parts, functions, data… fits and affects each other.
When the programmer starts he/she needs to remember all this information and piece it together. This process can take up to an hour or even two. Because of this if you work for 30min and need to take a break you will never get much work done. While if you work for 3hours without taking a break you can get a lot done.
This is also probably where the programmer and Coffee come together. The coffee helps us to work and concentrate for longer stretches hence making us more productive.
To go back to the sms during the day, I go into such a deep trance/dream state that I do not think of anything else while programming. By asking her to read the article made her more understanding to my situation.
Here is the article http://www.independentdeveloper.com/archive/2009/03/17/programming-is-like-a-dream
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