3 years ago
Wed Dec 1, 2021 7:02pm PST
Ask HN: How Do You Deal with Perfectionism in Coding?
I have reached a point where the perfectionism is hindering my ability to finish projects on time, learn new materials / technologies, and enjoy programming in general.

A good example is the recent release of Advent of Code, I decided to take up the challenge, I spent way too much time trying to figure out idiomatic / pythonic ways to solve a for loop / opening a file for example, whereas I could of easily spent solving the problem itself.

Most of the time when I don't reach a perfect solution I just leave working on the project altogether.

Am I the only one dealing with this? Do you have any recommendations to overcome such a bad habit?

P.S: I am not medically diagnosed as a person with OCD, IRL I am a simple messy guy, this habit just exists in coding.

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