Hello guys i am a medical doctor. I wish to work in Healthcare IT sector 3 years down the line in my career. I am a self learner when it comes to learning computer skills, using various online courses (like Berkely) and Keystone Courses. I have recently learned c and C++. I had given a start to Lisp but didn't go much deep. Now i was...
I believe most of programmers sit in front of the computer for hours hours. This may cause painful shoulders, sometimes you may find it is hard to lift up the arms. If our hands stay on keyboards, hours later you may find the fingers get very cold. Do you have the similar problems, how do you deal with it? ...
I have diagnosed ADD. Mild but enough to affect my work: Easily distracted Can't concentrate on one project at a time Addicted to the web Procrastination etc. What strategies do you use to compensate? One clarification I have real ADD. I was diagnosed with it when I was a child and have wrestled with it all my life. I am not ...
I've been programming for about 5 years now and I have just started my first professional development job. One thing I have noticed since I started is that programming can be very uncomfortable, especially for tall people like myself. As I have started to do more and more programming I have started to get a sore back, a painful shoulder...
Brain games? A special diet? Exercise? Staying drug free? Sex? Abstinence? What's your secret? ...
Health to office workers are very important, often people are lacking of excises, as programmers or developers, we sit in front of the computers for long hours, there are few reasons we could work without computers. As a result, I found myself have problem with my digestive system, in other words, the food I had could not be digested in...
Tommorrow is the deadline, boy did it come fast!!? It's twisted but some of us have procrastinated just a tad as the thrill of an all-nighter makes things sharp and real- it must be the adrenaline. But how do you keep your mind on the game as the hours slip away and your eyes burn and squint? Do you eat lots of candy? Gulp cup after bi...
We know that working many hours in front of computers gives us many bad and unhealthy habits, bad health conditions and so on, which in the long term decrease our productivity. Did you make any big changes in your lifestyle that made a big improvement in your health and productivity? Please name one such activity - it could be change o...
How do you keep yourself stress free while spending hours and hours on a project ? What do you do to reduce chances of catching back pain/shoulder pain or eye irritations? What sort of measures do you take to keep rsi away ? Is it the design of your chair, is it a sweet music in background, is it a great mouse & keyboard combo, is it go...
Does any one suffer from sore/burning or tired/heavy/blurred feeling eyes particularly while programming? The only thing I have found is it is more typical of days where I have had mixed sleep patterns and they are not consistent. However on good days, I can see clear as crystal. If so have you been able to cure or minimise this sensat...
Here's an interesting editorial from the New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/27/opinion/27warner.html?hp I don't think I've ever heard of a coder that uses Provigil or Adderall, but I'd be interested in stories if anyone has them. ...
Hi, My left wrist has been feeling 'numb' recently, or really hot, like it's on fire, with pain localised in a specific area.. typing has been very uncomfortable. After a few days of pain and 2 sleepless nights, I ended up at the hospital, convinced I'd fractured my left wrist (which I had done a few years prior, hence the concern). T...
This question got me thinking about the physical health of developers. As programming is definately not a physical excercise, developers are often prone to develop physical complaints like RSI. Should companies do more to stimulate excercise and healthy lifestyle? Does your company stimulate a healthy lifestyle, and if so, how? How ...
Programming, moreso than many related jobs (e.g. Project and Line Management), involves being sat on your bum for most of the day. What is the best way to avoid getting a beer belly through a programming job? Preferably without cutting out the beer. ...
There have been a few posts around the place as to what is the best music for coding, etc. While music can certainly make coding more enjoyable, I don't believe it actually makes me more productive and in fact probably distracts me more as I want to mess around with iTunes playlists, ratings and find good music to listen to. I find that...
I am adding a bounty to this question, hoping for some scientific research results. Thank you everybody! I have recently tried working on dark backgrounds, and it seemed (to me) to be easier on the eye. However, today I read Gerrie Schenck's comment on this answer, in which he said that mainframe developers were advised to use white b...
I've been suffering from a lot of elbow and forearm pain lately, and apparently it's caused by my arms and elbows constantly pressing against the desk. My doctor says I'm damaging the nerves on my elbow, and if I don't use elbow pads (or spend less time with the computer), it will get worse, and I will be risking permanent damage to the...
If you stare at a monitor for 8-12 hours a day looking at code, I have a couple questions for those that may have researched the health factors of this or have tried a few options. To be easy on the eyes, can a monitor be "too big"? Is there a particular type of display technology over another that reduces eye fatigue? How bright shoul...
Duplicate: Daily Motivation Tips How do you keep focused and reduce interruptions at the workplace? What keeps you motivated at your job? Tricks to avoid productivity rabbit holes What time of day are you most proficient at programming? I've definitely noticed that I am much more productive in the morning and my...
I've noticed lately after ten years as a full-time programmer/computer user ( and hobby guitarist ) that my hands are starting to get a bit tight in certain movements. I'm sure this is a matter of having been doing the same things with them for many years, but as I understand it this pattern is one that is likely to result in arthritis i...