One odd thing about the experience of developing software is the crazy nature of progress. You can spend days stuck on one tiny feature.<\/p>\n
But you can also, in a burst of inspiration and good fortune, jump ahead in a single day by what feels like months of progress. It’s a very strange sort of journey
\nI think that what’s really going on is this: During those difficult times, when you feel that you are barely inching forward, you are actually doing the real work.<\/p>\n
You’re essentially fueling the turbo-thrusters that you will be using in those wonderful bursts of progress.<\/p>\n
Nothing comes for free. But everything can be beneficial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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