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I hear you, the last thing I want to feel is dread when implementing something. But recently my priorities have shifted a lot with regards to using the fancy, t
by justusw 4y ago
I hear you, the last thing I want to feel is dread when implementing something. But recently my priorities have shifted a lot with regards to using the fancy, the new and the shiny. Sometimes I just want to end the day with getting something done and going home with the feeling of satisfaction and having achieved something tangible. Again, context matters with these things.
And with regards to employee retention, I would rather bet big on benefits (paid time off, parental leave, etc.), reasonable working hours (4 days per week), achievable goals, great communication, democracy and good team cohesion. I have a feeling this works for a lot of people. If a language is the only thing that makes you stay, by all means find a place that truly makes you happy in that regard. All I am saying is that there are a lot more variables to worker satisfaction.
- valenterry 4y ago> I would rather bet big on benefits (paid time off, parental leave, etc.), reasonable working hours (4 days per week), achievable goals, great communication, democracy and good team cohesion Those are important factors also. But I would prefer to work 5 days per week and enjoy my work rather than working 4 days and not enjoying it because the PL sucks. Just my 2 cents.
- wiseowise 4y agoYou make an assumption that using “weird” language is new and shiny when those are generally older than “established” languages of today. You can end the day with getting something done in “weird” language too, again generally faster than in some obtuse Java or Go codebase.
- kaba0 4y ago> You can end the day with getting something done in “weird” language too, again generally faster than in some obtuse Java or ~~Go~~ codebase. Yeah, I would like to see a source on that.