Do not Interrupt Developers, Study Says
----> couldn’t agree more!
You guys can’t go back to coding if someone interrupts you?
Are you some kind of gen alpha vibe coder soydevs?
Truly pathetic.
lmao you made my day with this comment of yours
Thank you u.u
11 years ago there was an article in Russian LiveJournal, talking about the same. It compares programmer’s work with falling asleep and about how hard it is to get back to that “sleep-like” state if you’re interrupted.
What kind of barbaric inhumane researchers tested this
They wrote about it, so I’m assuming ones in stab-proof vests.
this study commissioned by developers
Forgot /s? 😁
best decision I ever made years and years ago was to stop being a regular employee and instead do freelance/consulting work. No more interruptions. Emails can be ignored when need be, same with calls and texts, I don’t use whatsapp or any of that. My Jira is PURELY for bug tracking and if anyone that has been invited into it goes off rails on it for something OTHER than bug tracking they get removed.
If I go into an office I leave whenever I want. If someone starts bothering me I pack up and go.
U freelance, and use jira? What kinds of monster are you?!
majority of my clients use it, just makes them feel better.
Jira almost seems like overkill if all it’s for is bug tracking. Though I’m guessing all your clients are just used to it, so let them have their comfort zone?
I hate Jira so much. It’s designed to do everything for everyone, and that makes it a big, wet, hairy dog.
yup, majority of clients use so just makes things easier on them. Dont’ get me wrong I hate it too but they like it so whatever, I adapt.
My friend had a t-shirt that says “fuck off I’m coding” on the back across the shoulders. If anyone interrupted him he’d pack up for the day and go home.
No shit!
Perfectly fine to interrupt an hour-long train of thought to ask me if we’re out of milk.
Just peachy.
My gf loves to pass by and say “ohh soo focused…”
That’s the problem with having a partner. They just think you’re so cute and hot. And you think they’re cute and hot. It all gets very distracting.
Ah, I simply avoid that problem by being neither cute nor hot - and therefore single.
https://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html
Guard your “maker” time slots.
What is the time code for micromanaging my calendar to fend off pointless meetings?
Put a recurring block of hours on your calendar called “focus time” that auto-denies all meeting invitations.
Doesn’t matter how many times you say this to managers who aren’t technical or haven’t worked as a code grunt, they won’t understand. Most of them are devoid of empathy and understanding, and cannot conceptualize a position other than their own, which also makes them bad managers.
Doesnt matter how many times you say this to managers who aren’t technical or haven’t worked as a code grunt, they won’t understand. Most of them are devoid of empathy and understanding, and cannot conceptualize a position other than their own, which also makes them bad managers.
Obligatory Jason Heeris comic
and the monkey user version
Part of the reason I strongly prefer to wfh.
WFH is great, if you live alone. Not so much if you have family (especially kids) or a particularly manja kitty 🤣.
If I ever start my own dev agency this will be our secret weapon. Every developer gets an office with a door.
Am I allowed to be naked as long as the door is closed?
We have that. It’s called work from home.
We had that too. >3000 people all forced to RTO for “reasons” and probably 95% of all those people do their jobs entirely on a computer. The real stupid irony is having to now commute into an office just to join a zoom call with the half of my team that is out of state and gets to stay in their homes.
RTO is a fireing wave masked as a productivity increase.
This is common sense.
If you see me in that middle of a productive task like sleeping, munching on cheese, drinking bourbon from the bottle or manhandling my Johnson, please refrain from acting on your urge to show me the right path.
I know that path, that’s why I’m not on it.Normalize office masterbation.
