> I've had VPs ask me about how productive those programmers were with side remarks about seeing them frequently talking with front desk and hr (presumably soci

> I've had VPs ask me about how productive those programmers were with side remarks about seeing them frequently talking with front desk and hr (presumably socially). Developers like that are hugely valuable in a start-up, they talk to everyone, get to know what their jobs are, and are the people you go to when you need to know what the problems internal users are facing really are.