strangetimes

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by strangetimes 12y ago
I think you're right in that there's no cheap, quick fix here. With tech companies so flush with cash/funding, can they really not afford to do something? I don't think cheapness can describe what's going on.
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The Open Plan Office and the Extrovert Ideal(mattblodgett.com)
87 points by strangetimes 12y ago|88 comments
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by strangetimes 12y ago
You should share the name of your company. Use your attention to humane office space as a competitive advantage when recruiting. See what Joel Spolsky has done with Fog Creek and Stack Exchange.
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by strangetimes 12y ago
The author thanks you. Your website (Office Snapshots) is awesome.
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by strangetimes 12y ago
The noise isn't the only consideration (though it is a big one). Visual distractions, lack of privacy, the feeling of being watched, people approaching from behind you, etc. The human animal is stressed by these things.
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But Where Do People Work in This Office?(mattblodgett.com)
502 points by strangetimes 12y ago|312 comments
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People Hire Clones of Themselves(mattblodgett.com)
17 points by strangetimes 12y ago|2 comments
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by strangetimes 12y ago
ASP.NET Web Forms?
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History of Nombas (2012)(brent-noorda.com)
5 points by strangetimes 12y ago|0 comments
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by strangetimes 13y ago
I always find it funny when management lauds developers for aggressive bug fixing. Do they not realize that the developers introduced those bugs in the first place?
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by strangetimes 13y ago
I've noticed this, too, and been baffled by it. My working explanation is that people tend to hire clones of themselves. If the people making the hiring decisions in that online pants company have PhDs, they'll believe they need P
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by strangetimes 13y ago
You joke, but the powers that be installed a TV in our office blaring CNBC just feet away from where developers are trying to work. This was considered an "upgrade" to our space.
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by strangetimes 14y ago
Guido apparently wrote a web-based code review tool for Google: http://www.niallkennedy.com/blog/2006/11/google-mondrian.htm...
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by strangetimes 14y ago
Don't tell .NET developers that.
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by strangetimes 14y ago
Sweet! I'll be running all my searches through DuckDuckGoog from now on. Thanks so much!
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by strangetimes 14y ago
Yes. I was so excited to use this but my heart broke when I realized the search box wasn't auto-focused. That's a dealbreaker for me.
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by strangetimes 14y ago
The name is too long.
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by strangetimes 14y ago
"Some programmers nicknamed the finished product LOL memory, for Little Old Lady memory." LOL.
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by strangetimes 15y ago
I have a lot of compassion for him.
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by strangetimes 15y ago
Whoa! Thanks for the heads-up on VsVim. I'll be installing that tomorrow. http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/59ca71b3-a4a3-...
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by strangetimes 15y ago
The advantage of physical presence with regards to job security is one of the points Chad Fowler makes in "My Job Went to India". http://www.amazon.com/Job-Went-India-Pragmatic-Programmers/d...
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by strangetimes 15y ago
I disagree. The more you make, the more your employer expects you to work overtime, be more dedicated to the job and the company, etc.