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Do you code on the weekend? How often, what’s your routine like?

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Emirhan

Every weekend, I try to concatenate one more design pattern in one and testing the results. Is it good or not ? if good then I'm using it in particular projects that I've.
Sometimes trying to write basic AST and thinking about of it to improve but I don't have not much sources that I can rewrite it properly again.

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Vuild

Non stop if I can rn.

  • Treat mid week as w/e.
  • Prep Friday.
  • Set targets.
  • Chill a bit.

Go.

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Saugat Rai

I try to code and level up my js skills. I don't have a sort of routine. But I try to follow youtube videos or udemy videos. :)
How about you?

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Steve Layton

My Saturday routine has been polishing up any bits of code I started may have actually written during the evenings all week long. If I do write something during the week, it tends to be more of a brain dump, just enough to give me a starting point on the weekend. Even then I try not to spend too much time coding during the day, that can wait until after the little one goes to bed. Sunday follows more or less the same pattern.

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Fulton Browne

I program on the weekends not because I need to, because I want to.

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Nathan Tamez

I do Personal projects and stuff. Every weekend to be honest.
my routine is EAT SLEEP CODE REPEAT

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Markus

Repeat?
Recursion in a while loop?

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Nathan Tamez

haha, thanks it should be

// Recursion in a while loop Bug fix
day(){
    eat();
    sleep();
    code();
    if (alive)  day();
}
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Jack Williams

Codeception, I love it

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Kenneth Cochran

Could be ala clojure.

(loop
  (eat)
  (sleep)
  (code)
  (if (alive?)
      (recur)))
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Rifai Martin

Game ?

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Nathan Tamez

I don't nearly as much as I used to or a would like to. Always something to do, like work or personal projects as I'm still in uni/college. I also left my game PC at my place at uni, so only have my MacBook pro. as much as I love OSX , games don’t play nicely with the hardware (good specs but lack of cooling) or OS. but sure let's add game().

// adding game(), and ditching recursion for a while loop
while(alive){
  eat();
  sleep();
  code();
  game();
}
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Andrew Brooks 👨‍💻

I try to either practice any design patterns I've been learning recently or I'll aim to learn something entirely new even if it's something small.

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Andrew Brown 🇨🇦 • Edited

Yes, at least 4 hours each day.
I code whenever I am permitted to.

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Ben Halpern

Absolutely!

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Jacque Schrag

I actually actively try not to spend time coding on the weekend. If the mood strikes me, I might spend an hour or two on a side project or reading articles, but after a full week at work, my brain is ready for rest. I also developed carpal tunnel in my wrist last fall, so the physical rest is necessary too if I want to avoid being in pain during the week.