Spoken like someone who either isn't a programmer ( a PM, maybe? ) or is projecting. Programmers don't 'goof off' more than any other group of people. Programm

Spoken like someone who either isn't a programmer ( a PM, maybe? ) or is projecting. Programmers don't 'goof off' more than any other group of people. Programming is generally a solitary activity, largely due to the immense amount of concentration it takes to build a mental model of a system that you're working on. Tracking variables, context, structure, side-effects, out-come scenarios, etc. takes a lot of brain-power. 'Pairing with someone' for long periods of time adds another dimension to that... Communication and synchrony with another person.