I work on Scala projects. Adding a log means stopping the service, recompiling and restarting. For projects using Play (the biggest one is one of them) that means waiting for the hot-reload to complete. In both cases it easily takes at least 30s on the smallest projects, with a fast machine. With my previous machine Play's hot reload on our biggest app could take 1 to 3mn.
I use the debugger in Intellij, using breakpoints which only log some context and do not stop the current thread. I can add / remove them without recompiling. There's no interruption in my flow (thus no excuse to check HN because "compiling...")
When I show this to colleagues they think it's really cool. Then they go back to using print statements anyway /shrug
This reminds me why I abandoned scala. That being said, even a small sbt project can cold boot in under 10 seconds on a six year old laptop. I shudder to think of the bloat in play if 30 seconds is the norm for a hot reload.
I use a notebook. It forces me to slow down. I don´t like to cross/erase blocks of text so I actually think about what I'm about to write before writing it. It helps the same way rubber duck debugging does.
I have one, I used it a few times. Once for a 3 days backpacking trip, it was difficult starting it in the morning as temperature was only a bit above 0 degC. Then for another 3 day hike where I used it to boil water for two persons it took so long that other people were done eating where we started.
I also had the fuel bottle leak in my pack (and the friend I was hiking with forgot his gas canister), fun times.
Now I'm mainly using a small gas canister (100g) and a small titanium burner (20g I think?) and I find the (small) added weight worth it.
Alcohol stoves are great if you have time and it's not too cold, plus it's easy to take only the fuel you need. With gas canisters you have to take the whole thing, and after a while you may end up with several partially empty canisters and have to weight them to take the one with the amount of remaining fuel the closest to what you'll need for your trip. I have 3 or 4 of those at the moment.
> Then for another 3 day hike where I used it to boil water for two persons it took so long that other people were done eating where we started.
There's quite a spread between the heating output of alcohol stoves. # Of holes, alu vs. Ti vs. brass, filler materials (if any). Some have simmer rings, some don't. Outside temps matter too.
The trick is to use it a # of times before you go out camping / backpacking. So that you're familiar with its behavior.
Disclaimer: cooking daily on a deluxe model (Origo 3000). Safest method to cook on a boat.
Propane/butane burners are easier to regulate, but these gasses have the nasty habit of sticking to the floor. So a leak could cause a deadly explosion (which happens semi-regularly).
That Origo: I could flip the whole thing over while burning & it wouldn't start a fire. Can't remove the burner from the stove while it's on due to a safety catch.
Also have a Trangia stashed somewhere (just the burner not pots/holder). Also used many times.
Both Swedish design & highly recommended. Cheap/ubiquitous fuel is a big plus too. Sadly the Origo isn't made anymore afaik.
Most of the stoves used for backpacking have the same basic design. I have two: an Esbit and a Toaks, the latter is lighter (it's titanium) but both have the same design as a small Trangia or the one in the article.
It takes 7-10mn to boil the water I need for food + a coffee, while using my gas burner it takes 2-3mn.
One issue I forgot to mention is that it's almost impossible to get the remaining fuel in the burner back into the container.
I like to hike fairly light but I still make room for a flash boiler as a luxury despite weight. This thing takes the pain away from cooking. I’m always impressed by how quick and efficient it is.
I own a Chinese manufactured petrol stove which works ok. It’s a pain to light however. Never used an alcohol stove myself but I have hiked with a friend using one and that seemed painfully slow. Can stoves seem like a novelty to me. A nicer burner is not particularly expensive nor is it that heavy.
Alcohol stoves can be very fast. I've done a bunch of hikes using one of those double-walled cat can stoves, and it works great. Really pumps out the heat. Very reliable, and almost as fast as my canister stove.
I have a Toaks burner, I agree it's quite fast (after the alcohol is heated enough and starts to vaporize, which can take some time when temp < 10-15 degC) but it's nowhere as fast as my gas burner.
But it's a compromise, they all have their pros and cons.
All solutions are compromises. For example here in France:
Wolves ? You have to get guardian dogs (a requirement to get compensated for attacks), accept that a part of your herd will be killed each year (disrupting the dynamic of the herd I've been told) and getting a small compensation. Guardian dogs cause problems with hikers. Someone I know had her dog killed, and I hate having 3 or 4 of them barking around me until I get far from a herd. They aren't that many incidents but it's always a stressful situation.
No wolves? You rely on hunters to regulate the population of some species (chamois, alpine ibex, etc.)
People against the reintroduction of wolves seem to see proponents as city dwellers with no experience of the real world, and proponents seem to see people against it as retrograde.
I think it always has had a trial version. Back in the early 2000's my friend and I would mess around with the settings, hit render and then go upstairs to play with lego's or something for a couple of hours, and when it was done it would just be fancy terrain but without details like grass, trees or even rivers I think.
I use the debugger in Intellij, using breakpoints which only log some context and do not stop the current thread. I can add / remove them without recompiling. There's no interruption in my flow (thus no excuse to check HN because "compiling...")
When I show this to colleagues they think it's really cool. Then they go back to using print statements anyway /shrug