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The basics

48 hours equals how many days?

Answer2

48 divided by 24 is 2.

In agile software work, what is a 'sprint'?

AnswerA short, fixed period to complete planned work

Sprints are short, timeboxed work cycles.

Going deeper

How many minutes are in 48 hours?

Answer2,880

48 times 60 is 2,880.

A standard Pomodoro focus interval lasts how long?

Answer25 minutes

The classic Pomodoro is 25 minutes of work followed by a short break.

What is 'timeboxing'?

AnswerSetting a fixed time limit for a task

Timeboxing caps how long you spend on a task.

Expert level

Ludum Dare is best known as what kind of event?

AnswerA game jam with a 48-hour solo competition

Ludum Dare's Compo challenges solo developers to make a game in 48 hours.

Who developed the Pomodoro Technique?

AnswerFrancesco Cirillo

Cirillo created it in the late 1980s.

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