Programmer’s block

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Published on 2008-08-10T16:08:36Z Indexed on 2010/03/28 8:53 UTC
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Any one suffer from programmer’s block, if so how do you kick start your brain again? I’ve been working on a project since I returned from two weeks holiday, it’s a piece of cake to finish but I’ve done everything but pull my finger out and finish the damn thing.

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