The coding? In little bite-sized pieces. I follow the Unix philosophy of “make each program do one thing well”. It’s much less daunting to build it one piece at a time.
I’m fortunate to have an employer who understands that the architectural work is done while I appear to be walking around doing nothing.
Oh I remember years ago my project manager worried I was not at my desk typing and I had to explain to him that my brain was constantly thinking about the code. Even while on breaks, even at night, 24/7 essentially. It took time to convince him but thankfully my senior knew I wasnt bullshit ting because he was seeing my code. I did burn out after two years, obviously.
Is… Tharg unusual? Like, the rest are exaggerated for humor, but I’ve met more than one Tharg. Hell, at one point if I switched majors I’d be Tharg.
I’m the old bald guy. My self-imposed restriction is not taking ADHD meds.
how do you do it?
caffeine works wonders
yall get the chance to take adhd meds? what a paradise
Hey, they make us function a bit more like an allistic person would expect anybody to function
I know, I probably have ADHD, just that I don’t have access to the meds
The coding? In little bite-sized pieces. I follow the Unix philosophy of “make each program do one thing well”. It’s much less daunting to build it one piece at a time.
I’m fortunate to have an employer who understands that the architectural work is done while I appear to be walking around doing nothing.
Oh I remember years ago my project manager worried I was not at my desk typing and I had to explain to him that my brain was constantly thinking about the code. Even while on breaks, even at night, 24/7 essentially. It took time to convince him but thankfully my senior knew I wasnt bullshit ting because he was seeing my code. I did burn out after two years, obviously.
I wish more people understood that neurodivergent people work differently, and if you let them they can become “superstars”
Finally, someone who understands.