I was compiling Qt from source. And had loads of issues. This is what I learned after all.
1. Errors are chances to learn.
2. Never copy paste command / code blindly from somewhere on the Internet.
Even if it’s very trustworthy source. Copy paste process might produce errors to ruin your day :). Check the code for yourself. Especially beware of commands/codes looking ‘obvious’.
3. When you ask for help give the helper everything.
Not what YOU THINK is useful.
When you get troubles your sanity shakes a bit :).
4. It’s always helpful.. well.. to sleep.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8090730.stm . They are right. Believe me.
5. Sometimes it makes sense to “start it all over again”.
Hunting errors one buy one might probably be a Goose chase.
6. It’s always good to have nice & helpful friends & community around :) .
7. You should never trust a machine.
8. You better have good Internet.
I’m not talking about these guys. ?
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Well I dunno aboout the 4th point. Some of the best work I’ve done has been through sleepless nights :D
You are right. But when you are stuck in a problem, Sleep helps a lot. I’ve experienced this so many times & yesterday I found that link :) .
i too usually have a little nap or two when i am working on something interesting and a bit complex. it helps lot (or atleast i feel it does). but i didn’t knew the science behind it.
@chathuraw
try having 10-15min naps in between. might help :)