Agreed. We all sorta come out from the cracks in the woodwork, as it were, when such a topic like yours crops up. Haha.
Fair point. I've only really assigned maybe one or two menu options to hotkeys in my IDE, but in GIMP I've got one-key shortcuts for nearly every tool and multiple functions too.
Aye, especially with the last few months I've been having. Had to work two major projects back-to-back at one stage, and signs on, one suffered for it. :/
I enjoy that too. Sadly, in recent times for me, the problem solving has become a lot more complicated. :( OO programming wrecks my head at times. Would gladly prefer a more procedural style, and save the fancy OO'ing for when I'm making GUIs.
Good on you! :) Me though, custom PC building isn't really my style. Got myself a new laptop a few months back anyway, so I'm good for at least two years now. Haha.