Developer Productivity
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On the topic of developer productivity, inspired by the thread below on Enterprise Library. What do you think makes the developers most productive? In my experience, it is not the tools (plugin your favorite IDE/Editor), not the frameworks, not dual monitors (Did I hear John C screaming in his tent?), not the carrot and also not the choice programming language. I will post what I think is most important when it comes to developer productivity, but first I want to know from others: what makes you most productive?
i need a realistic and well-defined goal to achieve. show me where you need me to be. if i can plot a reasonable course to get there, i'll be on my way. walk by and tell me to write a new version of Word, and i'll sit there waiting for as long as it takes for you to realize how stupid you are.
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On the topic of developer productivity, inspired by the thread below on Enterprise Library. What do you think makes the developers most productive? In my experience, it is not the tools (plugin your favorite IDE/Editor), not the frameworks, not dual monitors (Did I hear John C screaming in his tent?), not the carrot and also not the choice programming language. I will post what I think is most important when it comes to developer productivity, but first I want to know from others: what makes you most productive?
"All I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by." -- James T. Kirk (after John Masefield), Star Trek V All I ask is a compiler and a text editor to steer her by. :-D Rather than hard-and-fast specifications, I prefer to have a known destination and be allowed to decide how I get there.
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On the topic of developer productivity, inspired by the thread below on Enterprise Library. What do you think makes the developers most productive? In my experience, it is not the tools (plugin your favorite IDE/Editor), not the frameworks, not dual monitors (Did I hear John C screaming in his tent?), not the carrot and also not the choice programming language. I will post what I think is most important when it comes to developer productivity, but first I want to know from others: what makes you most productive?
Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:
What do you think makes the developers most productive?
Self-motivation. Seems like a silly answer, but I think productivity, ultimately, comes from within, not from something on the outside (carrot, stick, big monitor, whatever.) And frankly, I think the lack of self-motivation starts at school, which somehow manages to beat out the passion for something. So a quick self-test that I give myself fairly frequently is: Am I feeling passionate about my work? If not, I can guarantee my productivity will be crap. So then I ask, what would help me feel more passionate about my work? Sometimes the answer is "nothing": the job sucks, the people suck, the environment sucks, the work sucks. Sometimes the answer is, "a walk in the woods." For example, I've been noticing my productivity has been less than what I would want it to be. Upon some reflection, I realized I'm not motivated because my desk is such a mess. So I spent an hour cleaning up this morning and have had a wonderfully productive day, and I'm now eager to do work! Marc
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On the topic of developer productivity, inspired by the thread below on Enterprise Library. What do you think makes the developers most productive? In my experience, it is not the tools (plugin your favorite IDE/Editor), not the frameworks, not dual monitors (Did I hear John C screaming in his tent?), not the carrot and also not the choice programming language. I will post what I think is most important when it comes to developer productivity, but first I want to know from others: what makes you most productive?
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On the topic of developer productivity, inspired by the thread below on Enterprise Library. What do you think makes the developers most productive? In my experience, it is not the tools (plugin your favorite IDE/Editor), not the frameworks, not dual monitors (Did I hear John C screaming in his tent?), not the carrot and also not the choice programming language. I will post what I think is most important when it comes to developer productivity, but first I want to know from others: what makes you most productive?
Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:
What do you think makes the developers most productive?
A feasible goal. Once you're buried enough in work that your failure is assured, and you will only add a number of minor failures to the pile if you attempt to hurry, there isn't much point in being productive.
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Clear goals, clear expectations, and the understanding that what is being produced will actually be useful to someone, not just end up consuming dead space on the hard drive. That said, the whole Swordfish performance boosting methodology sounds good too :)
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Halle Berry or the "pressure hacking" scene? I would prefer both but I just want to be clear on which one you're talking about. :) In addition I'm not sure I would want my supervisor standing with a gun at my head while I worked in the other scenario.
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On the topic of developer productivity, inspired by the thread below on Enterprise Library. What do you think makes the developers most productive? In my experience, it is not the tools (plugin your favorite IDE/Editor), not the frameworks, not dual monitors (Did I hear John C screaming in his tent?), not the carrot and also not the choice programming language. I will post what I think is most important when it comes to developer productivity, but first I want to know from others: what makes you most productive?
Enjoying what you're doing. I'm working on two major projects. One is incorporating some major changes in our current version of software that is written in VB6 using VS6. The other is rewriting the entire application using C# and WPF using VS2010. I bet you can guess which one I jump into and even work on in my spare time at home and which one I try to find any excuse to push off (even being a week overdue). I bet you can also guess which one I'm working on now. :)
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On the topic of developer productivity, inspired by the thread below on Enterprise Library. What do you think makes the developers most productive? In my experience, it is not the tools (plugin your favorite IDE/Editor), not the frameworks, not dual monitors (Did I hear John C screaming in his tent?), not the carrot and also not the choice programming language. I will post what I think is most important when it comes to developer productivity, but first I want to know from others: what makes you most productive?
Give me a clearly-defined goal but allow me some artistic license so I don't feel like I'm 'coding by numbers'. Also, please don't put a control freak in charge of the project who will be breathing down my neck every 5 minutes or making useless and ill thought out 'suggestions', else I'll lose any motivation I had in the first place. I also require a bit of space so please don't interrupt me every 10 minutes, then perhaps I can concentrate on the job in hand. We all know it takes some time to get into 'the zone' and that interruptions can seriously kill productivity. Don't mix programmers with support types for example (sigh) as the noise levels can be intolerable. Oh, and putting us anywhere near marketing isn't going to help as they'll be pestering you every 10 minutes too. But, at the end of the day, I have to believe in what I am doing - that the project is worthwhile and will make our customers happy - if I think the project is a piece of crap or is badly specified then ... well, garbage in, garbage out.
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On the topic of developer productivity, inspired by the thread below on Enterprise Library. What do you think makes the developers most productive? In my experience, it is not the tools (plugin your favorite IDE/Editor), not the frameworks, not dual monitors (Did I hear John C screaming in his tent?), not the carrot and also not the choice programming language. I will post what I think is most important when it comes to developer productivity, but first I want to know from others: what makes you most productive?
Self-Motivation, Personal Integrity, Clear Goals, Professional Respect, Adequate Time, Good working environment, Sufficient Pay, I don't really have to "believe in" what I'm developing (although that helps). It's a matter of Personal Integrity to do the job I'm paid for and do it well. If I can't stand what I'm doing or where I'm working, then time to find another job or a new career.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
Clear requirements
Oxymoron :)
Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:
Oxymoron
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"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.
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On the topic of developer productivity, inspired by the thread below on Enterprise Library. What do you think makes the developers most productive? In my experience, it is not the tools (plugin your favorite IDE/Editor), not the frameworks, not dual monitors (Did I hear John C screaming in his tent?), not the carrot and also not the choice programming language. I will post what I think is most important when it comes to developer productivity, but first I want to know from others: what makes you most productive?
A Challenge. Don't get me wrong, a good IDE and dual monitors is needed. I think of those as a given though. Honestly if you come to me and say so you have this craptastic CPU that was designed on an FPGA and it does not yet have an assembler so here is the instuction list 10101000 = BLAH .. .. .. And you would like me to make a program for it that can do more than the almighty himself. Then when I question why these are the tools and the answer is $$$ I will tell you where to stick your lack of $$$. Given the right tools and 2 projects. Project A Design Locked Heres the code Heres what it does now Heres what we want it to do And here is 'essentially' how Project B Design not finished Heres what we have heres what it does this is what we think we want Some may call this a lack of requirements. Well that to me is why you have a brain. Anticipate what they want and dazzle them with some extras. No dazzling allowed in project A. If you took project A you miaswell be a data entry person IMO.
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Self-Motivation, Personal Integrity, Clear Goals, Professional Respect, Adequate Time, Good working environment, Sufficient Pay, I don't really have to "believe in" what I'm developing (although that helps). It's a matter of Personal Integrity to do the job I'm paid for and do it well. If I can't stand what I'm doing or where I'm working, then time to find another job or a new career.
Fight Big Government:
http://obamacareclassaction.com/
http://obamacaretruth.org/why in the world would anyone downvote my post. Have the balls to post why, you lowlife ne'er-do-well.
Fight Big Government:
http://obamacareclassaction.com/
http://obamacaretruth.org/ -
why in the world would anyone downvote my post. Have the balls to post why, you lowlife ne'er-do-well.
Fight Big Government:
http://obamacareclassaction.com/
http://obamacaretruth.org/I think it's the same one who doesn't think that having clear requirements aids productivity.
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.
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On the topic of developer productivity, inspired by the thread below on Enterprise Library. What do you think makes the developers most productive? In my experience, it is not the tools (plugin your favorite IDE/Editor), not the frameworks, not dual monitors (Did I hear John C screaming in his tent?), not the carrot and also not the choice programming language. I will post what I think is most important when it comes to developer productivity, but first I want to know from others: what makes you most productive?
:beer: :beer: :beer:
If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
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If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
[My articles]I don't find beer much of a productivity enhancer. Suppose you go out at lunchtime and have a couple of bevies; by 3PM your body is telling you that you've stopped drinking and what you normally do then is sleep. You're confusing your body, so being the good friend to your body that you are you have to continue drinking until bedtime. Result: Productivity 0 - Sheer alcohol awesomeness (at least) 14 if you're doing it right.
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.
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I think it's the same one who doesn't think that having clear requirements aids productivity.
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.
Or it may be the guy who thinks "Big Government" is good.
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On the topic of developer productivity, inspired by the thread below on Enterprise Library. What do you think makes the developers most productive? In my experience, it is not the tools (plugin your favorite IDE/Editor), not the frameworks, not dual monitors (Did I hear John C screaming in his tent?), not the carrot and also not the choice programming language. I will post what I think is most important when it comes to developer productivity, but first I want to know from others: what makes you most productive?
Peace and quiet, no interruptions. If they would leave me alone I could get some work done. Clear and concise requirements are just a fantasy someone else has, I don't even get the fantasy.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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On the topic of developer productivity, inspired by the thread below on Enterprise Library. What do you think makes the developers most productive? In my experience, it is not the tools (plugin your favorite IDE/Editor), not the frameworks, not dual monitors (Did I hear John C screaming in his tent?), not the carrot and also not the choice programming language. I will post what I think is most important when it comes to developer productivity, but first I want to know from others: what makes you most productive?
A personal desire to see the results of whatever I'm working on. With that, I can be productive in old-school BASIC, or even VB. Without it, even JavaScript is a drag. Though oddly enough, C is fun to write even when I have no interest in the results or any intention of ever actually finishing what I'm doing... I think it brings out some sort of latent OCD in me. Then again, endless reformatting and refactoring probably doesn't qualify as "productive".
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On the topic of developer productivity, inspired by the thread below on Enterprise Library. What do you think makes the developers most productive? In my experience, it is not the tools (plugin your favorite IDE/Editor), not the frameworks, not dual monitors (Did I hear John C screaming in his tent?), not the carrot and also not the choice programming language. I will post what I think is most important when it comes to developer productivity, but first I want to know from others: what makes you most productive?
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Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." --Stephen Crane
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On the topic of developer productivity, inspired by the thread below on Enterprise Library. What do you think makes the developers most productive? In my experience, it is not the tools (plugin your favorite IDE/Editor), not the frameworks, not dual monitors (Did I hear John C screaming in his tent?), not the carrot and also not the choice programming language. I will post what I think is most important when it comes to developer productivity, but first I want to know from others: what makes you most productive?
Interest... If I don't really care about the stuff, I'm not at my best -- to say the least.