[shubb]

Ha, the idea being that once you've said to someone that they you'll do a thing for them, the social pressure will make you complete it.

Recently I hooked up with some friend of a friend students who needed an app. I don't normally do that kind of work so it's been fun. That said, I'm in a non-programming job at the moment so it's easier to have the right kind of mental energy in the evening than it was.

A long while ago I went on a pair programming site and found another programmer who wanted help on their projects, and found the social aspect very focusing. We didn't get on, so that didn't work out, but it could have.