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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I feel this way about most things.

I was literally struggling to answer 2 * ? = ¾ when being watched.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

...I didn't have to work this out manually at all.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I feel the same way. That's why I'd like to be able to make myself invisible.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Somehow the variable being a question mark instead of an x completely throws me off

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Does anyone else find "speed coding" and X-day code competitions weird? Like I'm sure they do the same for painting, short story writing, and other creative things, but the point of all these is to have fun while doing it, not arbitrarily put yourself under pressure.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

I've never got the appeal of that sort of thing either.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I kinda get it with "soft" targets (e.g. Let's see what we can do in a day/weekend). "Hard" targets (you gotta do x in x Minutes) pretty much guarantee I'll get nothing good done.

Yes, I hated every coding exam I've been in.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

i guess some people like being under pressure? i dunno