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How to Get in the Programming Zone and Boost Productivity

How to Get in the Programming Zone and Boost Productivity
November 2, 2014 2 min read tech2014-11ZoneVisual Studio2014

On Friday night I had the urge to fire up Visual Studio and tomorrow (Monday) I move house. What’s with that? Why am I in a programming mood when I have boxes to pack and shelves to take apart? For the last few weeks I have been too busy with other things to do much programming or when I had the time I felt more like...

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