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I'm conflicted in this. Ok the one hand, a lot of things here ring true, and AIC (Ass In Chair time) is a relevant indicator for work except... When it's not. Q
by juujian 3y ago
I'm conflicted in this. Ok the one hand, a lot of things here ring true, and AIC (Ass In Chair time) is a relevant indicator for work except... When it's not. Quality is definitely a thing, and it's hard to measure. Sometimes you work for a couple hours on something, and your revisit it later and realize the quality just isn't there and you have to do it over. Then how much did those hours you put in really count.
- Noumenon72 3y agoUsually, this shows I needed the extra hours to fully understand the problem. Or that I needed to waste those hours to make myself realize when I can and cannot productively work extra hours. Sometimes, I'm sure surfing TikTok for those three hours would not have made me sit down and produce quality code on the first try. Other times, I do the surfing and am like, "I needed that."
- juujian 3y agoYeah, often a good idea not to be too hard on yourself, i think that's what the article is missing