{"author_name":"thRob","cat":"LD #20 - It's Dangerous to go Alone! Take This!","comments":[],"epoch":1304255940,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"66123","p_author":"thRob","p_authorkey":"508941","p_urlkey":"101919","p_title":"Remember the Survival Guide!","p_cat":"LD #20 - It's Dangerous to go Alone! Take This!","p_event":"LD20","p_time":"1304255940","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"508941","us_name":"thRob","us_username":"thRob","event_start":"1304035200","event_key":"6","event_name":"LD20"},"text":"<p>When I find myself in times of trouble, the <a href=\"http:\/\/sol.gfxile.net\/ldsurvival.html\">Survival Guide<\/a> says to me:<\/p>\n <blockquote><p>When the deadline is approaching, it&#8217;s still<strong> important not to panic<\/strong>. If things feel confusing, take a break. Even five minutes will do. Get some fresh air, take another shower. Your head keeps working even though you&#8217;re not looking at the problem. Since it&#8217;s all your code, you should be able to figure out the problem, but banging your head to the keyboard won&#8217;t help anything.<\/p>\n <p>The most important bit is not to give up.<\/p>\n <p>Remember to leave some time for packaging and final testing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <p>Also, it&#8217;s entertaining to watch all this progress on the blog as you code &#8211; so keep &#8217;em coming! Best of luck in these final <del>12<\/del> 11 hours&#8230;<\/p>","time":"May 1st, 2011 8:19 am","title":"Remember the Survival Guide!"}