Coding In Your Sleep

I'm just curious... has anyone else here ever woken up after a nice long nap or a good night's sleep and found that there is some completed coding construct or design in one's head that wasn't there the night before? I swear I've solved quite vexing problems this way. Just wondering if anyone else has had the experience. :)

Well, that's just the bit. After lots and lots of
work, I have occasionally needed a rest before I can
continue to be productive. I think it likely we've
all experienced that at some point or another. But
no... I mean I was working on something and put it
down. Several days later, I go to sleep and wake up
with the answer in my head. I think I have a
background thread in my head that works on code
all the time. It's scary.
'course, I have to double check the work... it's not
always right. And I do hope it's synchronized
properly... otherwise I might wind up eating my
keyboard some day.Yup. I've been awake for thirty hours by now and my brains marmelade. I don't ven hit the keys anymore. But I can't go home for fear I might feel like dancing in the street (marmelade in brain no good) and they might lock me in.
I usually get all my clues before I fall asleep. All the answers. Trouble is, in the morning I've forgotten them.

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