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You're faced with repetitive coding tasks. How do you keep the creativity flowing?

In the repetitious world of coding, it's crucial to keep the creative juices flowing. To prevent burnout and foster innovation:

- Introduce variety by tackling tasks in different languages or frameworks.

- Take breaks to refresh your mind, stepping away from the screen for a few moments.

- Collaborate with peers for fresh perspectives and brainstorming sessions.

What strategies do you employ to stay creative amidst repetitive tasks?

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Last updated on Dec 5, 2024
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You're faced with repetitive coding tasks. How do you keep the creativity flowing?

In the repetitious world of coding, it's crucial to keep the creative juices flowing. To prevent burnout and foster innovation:

- Introduce variety by tackling tasks in different languages or frameworks.

- Take breaks to refresh your mind, stepping away from the screen for a few moments.

- Collaborate with peers for fresh perspectives and brainstorming sessions.

What strategies do you employ to stay creative amidst repetitive tasks?

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    Neelabh chaudhary

    Chief Executive Officer | B.Tech. in Computer Science

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    In the world of AI, we should think in a completely new way—aiming to build more with less effort. The focus should shift from just writing code to generating innovative ideas. In the era of AI, solutions are easier to find and implement, so we should invest more time in solving problems and leveraging AI’s potential to simplify and accelerate the process.

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    Ankita Gupta

    Software Engineer @ Gravitee | Full-Stack Developer | Tech explorer

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    This indeed can be challenging. Few strategies that i can think of 1. If you find yourself repeating the same task, consider automating it. Writing scripts or using tools to handle the monotony can free up time for more creative problem-solving. 2. Use repetitive tasks as opportunities to deepen knowledge. Experiment with different approaches, libraries, or tools while working on them. 3. Break your work into smaller, focused sprints. Alternate between repetitive and more engaging tasks to keep a balance. 4. Collaborating with peers or mentoring someone can bring fresh perspectives and make repetitive tasks more interactive.

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    Jaydip Talaviya

    SDE 2 at Tekion | DAIICT | Top 0.1% in GHSEB 2017 | 4 YOE | Expert at Codeforces | Serving Notice Period | Java, Spring Boot | Micro-services | Tech Explorer

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    Find a way to automate repetitive tasks or build a framework that allows new repetitive tasks to be completed with minimal changes. Utilize remaining free time to learn emerging technologies and tools, which will help us stay updated and open up opportunities for better roles and growth.

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    Maryam Aliyari

    Android Developer @ Appcent | Kotlin, Java, Clean Architecture, MVVM, Dagger-Hilt , Jetpack Libraries, Coroutines, Firebase, Room

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    To stay creative with repetitive coding tasks, I experiment with new tools, libraries, and frameworks, and break tasks into smaller challenges. I also revisit code for optimization and follow clean code practices. Collaborating with peers and mentoring junior developers brings fresh perspectives, while setting personal goals or tracking progress gamifies the process. Regular breaks help refresh my mind, and continuous learning through certifications and exploring non-technical areas like UI/UX design sparks creativity. By staying curious and focused on improvement, I keep my work engaging and innovative.

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    Rachita Pant

    2nd Year Student | CSE 2027 | GFG Campus ambassador | AZ Chapter Lead 2024 | Java | Frontend Developer | React Native Developer | 200+ @LeetCode

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    I try to compete with myself to keep it exciting and how much efficient I can stay throughout . Discussing your work with peers can help or maybe contributing to forums. New perspectives can often spark fresh ideas. Automation is one of the best ways to tackle repetitive coding tasks.

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    Manoj Sahoo

    VP of Engineering @ Veefin | Designing Scalable Solutions

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    Rise above repetitive tasks - the short answer. A little longer answer follows: 1. Delegate, so you can engage yourself in better things 2. Create tools to get your repetitive tasks done. I personally love creating such tools. Even better, create and make them available to all, so everyone in your company can benefit. 3. Make it better. Every time you write the same lines of code, think! Could you have done it in a better/optimised way? Could you have used some libraries which readily do it?. It gives you food for thought. 4. Finally, ask AI :)

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    Muhammad Umair

    AI Consultant | Help Building AI Products| ML Engineer | AI-Trainer #atomcamp | Ph.D. Scholar-UESTC

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    I kick off my day by checking out Hugging Face’s paper tab to see what’s new. I also make sure to visit Paper with Code regularly. I’ve been following AI folks on Twitter and LinkedIn, and I always learn something new from them. I try to implement or replicate new AI stuff and build small use cases with it. This is the recipe I’m following to keep things interesting and learning new things!

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    Khadija M. Al-Khashab

    Senior Software Developer | Assistant Lecturer

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    I approach repetitive coding tasks as an opportunity to challenge myself and stay creative. For example, I experiment with implementing the same functionality using fewer lines of code or alternative functions and methods. I also collaborate with my teammates to exchange ideas and gain new perspectives. When the code is general and not company-related, I sometimes share the challenge with my students to encourage them, expose them to real-world scenarios, and inspire creative problem-solving.

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    Tejaswini Chile

    Principal Software Engineer at Pattern, Ex. Chatwoot

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    If I find myself doing repetitive tasks: 1. I see if a common service class could answer my needs. 2. I try to DRY up a code if it's a legacy code and you can always find new perspectives when you look at your last code. 3. Documenting always helps it make the future reliable with new developers. 4. Just never say "Don't touch the code if it works". I lean towards meta coding, writing my generators, and automating the whole experience. 5. And if you started a project with delevering first then you might have missed tons of test cases then get to that first, as long as you remember what this code should do.

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