Talking, Typing, Thinking: Software Is Not a Desk Job

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Post by danielfone » Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 8:33 PM UTC

Talking, Typing, Thinking: Software Is Not a Desk Job
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Post by kungito » Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 10:44 PM UTC

What a bunch of self marketing bullshit. There is no single software development job description. Some people have lots of clients, others have lots of tasks. This is a list a kindergartener can write.

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Post by krallja » Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 11:33 PM UTC

My best thinking is done at a desk, with a pen and a notebook.

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Post by scoot_718 » Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 11:38 PM UTC

It is though.

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Post by ccortes » Thu, Oct 22, 2020, 12:16 AM UTC

I always have my best ideas while I shower lmao

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Post by iratewizard » Thu, Oct 22, 2020, 12:23 AM UTC

ccortes wrote: post #5

I always have my best ideas while I shower lmao

I'm in the same boat. I sit down and take hour-long showers to think through anything important. I will probably build a sauna at my next house.

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Post by kevindong » Thu, Oct 22, 2020, 12:37 AM UTC

ccortes wrote: post #5

I always have my best ideas while I shower lmao

Some of my biggest breakthroughs come during my train ride/walk home from work. Unfortunately I don't have that anymore due to WFH policies.

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Post by pan69 » Thu, Oct 22, 2020, 12:43 AM UTC

ccortes wrote: post #5

I always have my best ideas while I shower lmao

In the Netherlands there is this concept of "niksen", meaning, to do nothing.

https://time.com/5622094/what-is-niksen/

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Post by hackstack » Thu, Oct 22, 2020, 12:47 AM UTC

iratewizard wrote: post #6

ccortes wrote: post #5

I always have my best ideas while I shower lmao

I'm in the same boat. I sit down and take hour-long showers to think through anything important. I will probably build a sauna at my next house.

My sauna is my absolute favorite place to think through anything complex or difficult. Careful not to burn yourself if you take a whiteboard in there!

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Post by kenhwang » Thu, Oct 22, 2020, 12:52 AM UTC

ccortes wrote: post #5

I always have my best ideas while I shower lmao

Some of my most complicated problems were solved while I was at the gym or hanging out with my dog in the park. It's nice to just have peace to think.