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take the best out of time

time....the only thing i (or dare i say "we") dont understand, have you ever found yourself out of time with tasks to do? thats why im writting this blog it may help you get most out of your precious time and make you more productive:

  • write down what you need to do in a paper, and estimate the time needed for this task and add extra time on it
  • assign a priority for each task depending on when you need it to be finished and the difficulty of it
  • make sure theres no distractions around you, and get yourself a cup of coffee
  • treat yourself with a rest, or an amusing activity after finishing each task, like going out with friends, playing videogames, watching TV,etc.
  • dont spend all the time working and sitting on the computer, and take 15min break from the screen every hour
  • do execises in between tasks if aplicable (fat programmer)
  • dont keep looking at the watch , that will make you nevous and may make you give up
  • get yourself a very comfortable and expensive keyboard, after all you spend most time typing
  • make sure you use the right IDE for the right language, and learn the shortcut keys
  • dont work when you are really tired it will make things worse. just take a nap
  • make sure you got very comfortable chair because a bad chair will make you leave the pc

  1. worst day in my life...

    by on 09-16-2009 at 07:10 PM (take the best out of time)
    yesterday i was extremely excited to take the ZCE certification(php), ive been studying and preparing for it for two months.
    i read 3 books, parts of the php manual, and w3schools. i was really happy while studying and learning new stuff, i exposed myself to new fields ive never tried like XML, Streams and web services.
    when i decided to take the exam and paid for it i got an email with the rules and stuff, i read them very well and called the test center to verify it because this ...
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  2. Programming and aging

    by on 08-21-2009 at 07:06 AM (take the best out of time)
    currently i do freelancing with a partner of mine and we have noticed that most employers and managers require programmers and web-developers to be young and fresh.
    at first it seemed weird because who would make use of a web-developer with zero experience?! few words came into my mind; creativity, easy to change their minds, cost less money, lack of confidence....
    but does that mean that old programmers arnt needed?!! im afraid that my value decreases as i grow up, i mean ill never ...
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  3. i have a confession....

    by on 04-21-2009 at 09:08 AM (take the best out of time)
    lately i had to use ASP.NET after i have dumped it and replaced it with php because i cant use PHP in a college project...and...i actually starting to like it(again).
    phew that was a relief, learning PHP was awesome because i learned other stuff beside it like JS and AJAX, i hated ASP.NET because i thought it was too complex for my application and the design view really sucks. but when i used it this week i discovered some features that can be very useful:
    • MASTER PAGE: the master page idea
    ...
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  4. Group-Study SUCKS!

    by on 04-04-2009 at 08:37 PM (take the best out of time)
    have you ever felt that all your class mates are pulling you back on a certain subject? specially subjects like programming. i did!
    which made me wonder: is studying a programming language better off alone??
    i shout YES!, for me programming is personal issue because its like an endless exploration in the jungle stopping for a break wont help me go further. this semester i had to take a java course at college i always hated that language(more than i hate dr.phill) but just like watching ...
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  5. adding dynamic HTML elements with JS

    by on 02-11-2009 at 04:33 PM (take the best out of time)
    any web developer will find himself in need to minimize the processing at the server for more effeicient and faster web application, thats why we use the word dynamic; the user recives a page and depending on his decisions the page will generate additional controls and html elements, for example if the user chooses that he lives in the US a listbox with the states will appear to choose from, but if he chooses another country from the list a textbox will appear to write the city that he lives in. ...
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