Remote, lonely and productive

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Builds Help Scout’s Android app from scratch and ships an alpha in months while working solo, using pragmatic choices not shiny tech: lightweight homegrown injection instead of early Dagger, SQLDelight for DB, static analysis (Checkstyle PMD FindBugs) gated on commits, CI with Travis + Firebase Test Lab (previously Jenkins and Device Farm) plus automated Play Store uploads and version bumps. Tracks time with RescueTime and sees 25 hours Android Studio weekly. Notes survey metric 11% full-time remote and uses code audits (Karumi) and disciplined PR self-reviews.

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1. 0:00Remote work challenges
2. 3:59Remote work misconceptions
3. 8:12Avoiding office commutes
4. 11:21Productivity myths office vs home
5. 13:26Daily routines at home
6. 17:58Loneliness of remote work
7. 23:14Code structure and organization
8. 28:11Documentation and self-review
9. 34:03Task management solo
10. 38:17Automating releases and testing
11. 40:08Code feedback for solo devs

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