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Ask HN: Cameras on or off in development team meetings?
Are you camera on or off?
Do you think people should switch them on?
Why off?
Why on?
- andrewstuart 2y agoI think it makes good politics. If you’re invisible I think there’s a tendency to wonder where you are and what you’re doing. Showing up literally in meetings I think makes people feel you’re there. Camera off you may as well not be there.
- flpak 2y agoI think keeping it on shows more connection, especially if you're in a higher position than other members.
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- average_r_user 2y agoCamera on 99% of the time especially if it's the first meeting. It's a form of respect
- JohnFen 2y agoThe convention in my team is cameras off, which fortunately is what I prefer. Cameras being on is too distracting, and in my opinion doesn't really bring anything to a technical discussion. Regardless of my personal preference, though, I conform to whatever the expectation for a given meeting is.
- kentich 2y agoThis DEV Community post suggests a way for even shy developers to turn on the camera more often than usual: https://dev.to/oleg_galkin_f152e8165e9c4/the-benefits-of-virtual-frosted-glass-in-video-meetings-for-software-developers-2pp2 https://dev.to/oleg_galkin_f152e8165e9c4/the-benefits-of-vir...
- comprev 2y agoIntroverted people existed long before WFH / hybrid employment and they attended office meetings in person. Unless everyone was blindfolded, how is a remote meeting with webcams any different? Camera switched on shows basic respect to the others attending and at very least demonstrates some engagement in the meeting.