Ask HN: How do you use code to solve everyday (non business) challenges?

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I've been working professionally as a developer for some years and I've been wondering If/How do you use programming in your everyday life and solve challenges? Or to improve your routine?

Looking for ideas to use knowledge for improving life quality with programming.

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I remember reading about a guy who had a scheduled task run at 5 pm. It would check if he was still logged on, and if he was, it would automatically send an SMS to his wife to explain he would be home a little bit late. It would also check if he had logged in by 8am, and if he hadn't it would automatically send an e-mail to relevant parties saying he was running late.

You may be talking about https://www.jitbit.com/alexblog/249-now-thats-what-i-call-a-...

There's a repository with implementations of those scripts in multiple languages at https://github.com/NARKOZ/hacker-scripts

The comments on the article is something out of this world.

Brilliant! That was it! Cheers

Various implementations (or re-implementations) of tools I use to become productive comes to mind.

Some scripts that keeps my laptop clean/manageable.

For me these are "everyday life" as I spend so much time on my laptop.

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