Break Reminder

• Break reminder for programmers. Helps your physical health while programming in VSCode.
• This extension is prepared for DevRev Hackathon.
• GitHub source code.
• Youtube video.

Physical Health of Programmers

• Programmers have to look computer screens long time due to their jobs.
• Especially when they need to fix a bug, they don't understand how time flies.
• This affects bad their eye and spine health.
• Break Reminder reminds break time to programmers and suggests how can they spend this break well.

Suggestions:

• Break Reminder
• Physical exercises,
• Typing practice website,
• Usuless websites for fun,
• Relaxing websites.

Installation

Install extension from VSCode Marketplace.

Usage

• Active extension and start coding. It will remind you break time after 30 minutes later.
• You can change default working time if you want. Type cmd+shift+p to launch command palette and select Break Reminder: Change working time. Enter your desired working time. And Break Reminder will send you an information message when time is up.

Used Technologies

• HTML
• CSS/SCSS
• JavaScript

What I learned?

I learned how to code a VS Code extension in this hackathon.

References

• Usuless webistes list from The Usuless Web.
• Physical exercises from Bupa's Health Content Team.