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You get points for taking his background into account, but don't forget, Joel was an advocate (and AFAICT, real practitioner) of other "tools" like comfy chairs
by mturmon 10y ago
You get points for taking his background into account, but don't forget, Joel was an advocate (and AFAICT, real practitioner) of other "tools" like comfy chairs, big monitors, and quiet workspaces: https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2006/09/07/a-field-guide-to-developers-2/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2006/09/07/a-field-guide-to-d...
- allwein 10y agoSo true. I once took a contract at a smaller company where everyone had newer MacBook Pros but the owner refused to let anyone get an external monitor because the laptops "already had one built-in."