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Do most developers prefer to work alone or on a team

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  • T TechnoDev

    this may be somewhat of a silly question but what do you folks think about it.

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    Kevin McFarlane
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    Well, if asked this at interview you say you're happy to do both. :) Seriously, though, I am happy to do both - but it depends on the nature of the team. I don't enjoy being micro-managed in a team situation. But co-operation and exchange of ideas are fine.

    Kevin

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    • realJSOPR realJSOP

      Doesn't matter to me. -- modified at 10:03 Monday 20th August, 2007 And I get a 1 vote because it doesn't matter to me whether I work in a team or alone? How absurdly amusing.

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      El Corazon
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      John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

      How absurdly amusing.

      I was rolling my eyes before you edited your post. :rolleyes: I guess they missed your blunt opinions John. The idea that you had such a mild response shocked them into posting a 1 in hopes of bringing back the John they love so much. ;)

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      • T TechnoDev

        this may be somewhat of a silly question but what do you folks think about it.

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        Sam_c
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        depends on the team depends on my role (i like to be the boss, but never happens as i know squat:rolleyes:) depends on the task (does each developer work on a key component and then they are meant to work together to magically link these components to a single app, or do a number of dev's have to work together with differing ideas for the same goal) my view on groups, is they are fine as long as there is a good manager and good spec's to follow.

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        • T TechnoDev

          this may be somewhat of a silly question but what do you folks think about it.

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          Rob Graham
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          :rolleyes:

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          • J Jim Crafton

            Fine with me! I always thought sloppy seconds was rather gauche myself. :)

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            El Corazon
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            Jim Crafton wrote:

            sloppy seconds

            that always reminds me of a story my grandfather told... when he was in the navy. He was on leave for only a couple of days in San Fran and didn't have enough time to get home to Alb and back before he shipped out. So he was wandering around and saw a line. It was a very long line and he had nothing else to do, so he hopped in to see what all the hub-bub was about. Being curious, but not curious enough to ask anyone, he stood in the line until he got up front, saw it was a line for ladies of the evening, so he sold his place in line and made a few bucks out of the wait. :laugh: one man's meat is another man's poison. Just remember to sell your poisons. ;)

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            • T TechnoDev

              this may be somewhat of a silly question but what do you folks think about it.

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              PIEBALDconsult
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              A team. But only if it really is a team.

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              • E El Corazon

                Jim Crafton wrote:

                sloppy seconds

                that always reminds me of a story my grandfather told... when he was in the navy. He was on leave for only a couple of days in San Fran and didn't have enough time to get home to Alb and back before he shipped out. So he was wandering around and saw a line. It was a very long line and he had nothing else to do, so he hopped in to see what all the hub-bub was about. Being curious, but not curious enough to ask anyone, he stood in the line until he got up front, saw it was a line for ladies of the evening, so he sold his place in line and made a few bucks out of the wait. :laugh: one man's meat is another man's poison. Just remember to sell your poisons. ;)

                _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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                Dan Neely
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                or so he changed the ending of the story to after he realized what he started telling in polite company. :doh:

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                • T TechnoDev

                  this may be somewhat of a silly question but what do you folks think about it.

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                  Gary Wheeler
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                  What about those of us with multiple personalities?


                  Software Zen: delete this;

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                  • D Dan Neely

                    or so he changed the ending of the story to after he realized what he started telling in polite company. :doh:

                    -- You have to explain to them [VB coders] what you mean by "typed". their first response is likely to be something like, "Of course my code is typed. Do you think i magically project it onto the screen with the power of my mind?" --- John Simmons / outlaw programmer

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                    El Corazon
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                    dan neely wrote:

                    or so he changed the ending of the story to after he realized what he started telling in polite company.

                    nope, he came back with more money, and he is not a gambler. Like me he had a lot of curiosity, and like me he was the quiet type not to ask questions, and he had a lot more sense than to stay in that line. He can out patient the most patient person, and nice enough to rescue 4 wheelers with his two wheel drive truck in the mountains. And, I more than any other person, know how he felt about his wife because no one else other than I knew he was dying in his last 2 years. He didn't tell me either, but I saw it when he visited me in the hospital, so we had a lot of talks back then with nothing to do but me sit in a hospital bed. No, I believe the story was true, any other ending wasn't like him. Though I could tell you some hunting stories that would have you rolling, he is far from perfect. :laugh:

                    _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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                    • P peterchen

                      definitely alone. However, I can't. One advantage seems to be that I can delegate ugly stuff. Yeah, I'm a shit router.


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                      Gary Wheeler
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                      peterchen wrote:

                      I'm a sh*t router

                      Wonderful turn of phrase; I've got to remember that one :-D.


                      Software Zen: delete this;

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                      • G Gary Wheeler

                        What about those of us with multiple personalities?


                        Software Zen: delete this;

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                        El Corazon
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                        Gary Wheeler wrote:

                        What about those of us with multiple personalities?

                        single person extreme programming! now that is talent!

                        _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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                        • E El Corazon

                          Gary Wheeler wrote:

                          What about those of us with multiple personalities?

                          single person extreme programming! now that is talent!

                          _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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                          Gary Wheeler
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                          It works pretty well until we start fighting over who gets to use the mouse.


                          Software Zen: delete this;

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