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by timvisee 1642 days ago
Awesome! You mean, you stream your programming. I've been wondering for years whether I should give it a try. Is it also helpful, or just fun to kill time?
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It has its positives and negatives - but I'd say mostly positive.

It's a little difficult to hold conversations with chat while trying to remember what I'm doing with the program. It also feels a little awkward talking to an empty chat (which is what to expect when first starting out). You potentially need to handle spammers and trolls.

On the positive side, I've watched other streaming programmers, and met programmers in chats. We've shared ideas with each other, and it's giving me new ideas and interests. And, it gets me out of my comfort zone, which is the only way to grow.

If it ever becomes more pain than pleasure, I can always stop.

Ive also wondered about this but it seems so intimidating to code in front of strangers
idea: next time you get asked to do leetcode, tell them they can join your livestream where you work on your own project.