Re: Quality time to Software Development -- MIDRANGE-L

Of course we all have been there... Knee deep in some complicated logic then someone knocks on your "door" and asks a question. Now not only do you have to talk to them (maybe even help them) but now you lost your train of thought. You have to recollect your train of thought and maybe redo a large debug because you lost your place. That is time wasted.

There is a simple solution, no interuptions faster development times. The problem is that for 99% of the shops out there this isn't feasible or possible.

I like Joel's idea of every developer has their own office with a door. If you need to concentrate, you shut the door.

My only problem with working from home is distractions. However, if it were to become a full-time office, I would make changes to cut out some of the distactions.

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From: Bryce Martin <BMartin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Just one of the articles related to what makes a programmer productive....

http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fieldguidetodevelopers.html

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check out this site. www.joelonsoftware.com he talks extensively about
programmer's environments and what makes them good.

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Anyone have a link to any Professional or 'proof' articles regarding the
'environment or setting' required for an IT Developer to get his work
done?

I now work one day from home each week, and that is the ONLY day I can
truly say I can get into the huge Analysis/Design/Programming part of my
duties.

I am lobbying for more time telecommuting. When at work, and having just
a cubicle, there is NO WAY I can ever get into these development duties. I

am a one man show with 60 PC users, and the worst part is that my boss is
scared to death about a PC being physically down - because my work is 40
miles from my home.

TIA

Don F. Cavaiani
IT Manager
Amerequip Corp.
920-894-7063

"It's amazing what you can accomplish if you don't care who gets the
credit." Harry S. Truman

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