Comments on: Kill a programmer – ask them a question http://realityme.net/2007/01/04/kill-a-programmer-ask-them-a-question/ A juggling technophile shares personal stories, challenges, humor and perhaps some political commentary. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:02:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Doug McCaughan http://realityme.net/2007/01/04/kill-a-programmer-ask-them-a-question/comment-page-1/#comment-340920 Doug McCaughan Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:08:57 +0000 http://blog.siliconholler.com/2007/01/04/kill-a-programmer-ask-them-a-question/#comment-340920 Nice work Chris! Nice work Chris!

]]> By: Chris http://realityme.net/2007/01/04/kill-a-programmer-ask-them-a-question/comment-page-1/#comment-340848 Chris Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:50:33 +0000 http://blog.siliconholler.com/2007/01/04/kill-a-programmer-ask-them-a-question/#comment-340848 I actually run a site called www.kill-a-programmer.com :) And I'm a programmer aswell, hehe. I actually run a site called http://www.kill-a-programmer.com :)

And I’m a programmer aswell, hehe.

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]]> By: Reality Me » 8am http://realityme.net/2007/01/04/kill-a-programmer-ask-them-a-question/comment-page-1/#comment-39599 Reality Me » 8am Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:15:32 +0000 http://blog.siliconholler.com/2007/01/04/kill-a-programmer-ask-them-a-question/#comment-39599 [...] high, a programmer can get into such a zone that all else disappears. That’s one reason asking a programmer a question can be terribly detrimental. The mental exercise can be strenuous and leave your head throbbing. Anyone that doesn’t like [...] [...] high, a programmer can get into such a zone that all else disappears. That’s one reason asking a programmer a question can be terribly detrimental. The mental exercise can be strenuous and leave your head throbbing. Anyone that doesn’t like [...]

]]> By: Reality Me » Is the shell cracked yet? http://realityme.net/2007/01/04/kill-a-programmer-ask-them-a-question/comment-page-1/#comment-23934 Reality Me » Is the shell cracked yet? Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:28:30 +0000 http://blog.siliconholler.com/2007/01/04/kill-a-programmer-ask-them-a-question/#comment-23934 [...] I feel like I live in some bizarre government sponsored experiment to see how much adversity a mind can take before it breaks. Build him up! Knock him down. Build him up! Knock him down. Give him as much as he can possibly take, oh, then give him some more. Oh, I know! Give him a job that requires extreme concentration, and has been documented that a 60 second interruption causes a 15 minute loss of productivity (see also), then let’s give him enough work for 2 or 3 people but give him less than a normal work day to do it and make sure that he is interrupted at least once every 3 minutes. [...] [...] I feel like I live in some bizarre government sponsored experiment to see how much adversity a mind can take before it breaks. Build him up! Knock him down. Build him up! Knock him down. Give him as much as he can possibly take, oh, then give him some more. Oh, I know! Give him a job that requires extreme concentration, and has been documented that a 60 second interruption causes a 15 minute loss of productivity (see also), then let’s give him enough work for 2 or 3 people but give him less than a normal work day to do it and make sure that he is interrupted at least once every 3 minutes. [...]

]]> By: Cathy http://realityme.net/2007/01/04/kill-a-programmer-ask-them-a-question/comment-page-1/#comment-11224 Cathy Fri, 05 Jan 2007 01:32:56 +0000 http://blog.siliconholler.com/2007/01/04/kill-a-programmer-ask-them-a-question/#comment-11224 Judith probably breaks up fights all day and night long. I know I do. Sometimes I let the fight go just to see how the children will work it out for themselves. Sometimes I'm busy and can't get to it immediately. Sometimes I am just so tired that I have to mentally chill before I even attempt to intervene. Wear earplugs. Judith probably breaks up fights all day and night long. I know I do. Sometimes I let the fight go just to see how the children will work it out for themselves. Sometimes I’m busy and can’t get to it immediately. Sometimes I am just so tired that I have to mentally chill before I even attempt to intervene. Wear earplugs.

]]> By: Tim http://realityme.net/2007/01/04/kill-a-programmer-ask-them-a-question/comment-page-1/#comment-11223 Tim Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:38:38 +0000 http://blog.siliconholler.com/2007/01/04/kill-a-programmer-ask-them-a-question/#comment-11223 I agree - I read Joel's article too - it is very true. I can be in the middle of balancing a whole bunch of variables and short term things in my brain as I solve a complex programming problem, and then the kids have a fight in the next room (where my wife is seated at her pc). I am "programmed" to tune it out and initially I ignore it - but then the cries turn to screams and howls as injustices are performed and I am forced to become involved. Unfortunately I normally do that with some angst at my wife's perceived lack of intervention and the fact I am interrupted. This causes two losses of productivity, first I lose the spot I am in and have to back up and get into that zone again. Second I have to now set more time aside for "family peacemaking" to set right the wrongs caused by the way I handled it. The first I can do nothing about (short of physically relocating my office out of my home or sound proofing and locking the room), I am working on the second. I agree – I read Joel’s article too – it is very true.
I can be in the middle of balancing a whole bunch of variables and short term things in my brain as I solve a complex programming problem, and then the kids have a fight in the next room (where my wife is seated at her pc). I am “programmed” to tune it out and initially I ignore it – but then the cries turn to screams and howls as injustices are performed and I am forced to become involved. Unfortunately I normally do that with some angst at my wife’s perceived lack of intervention and the fact I am interrupted. This causes two losses of productivity, first I lose the spot I am in and have to back up and get into that zone again. Second I have to now set more time aside for “family peacemaking” to set right the wrongs caused by the way I handled it. The first I can do nothing about (short of physically relocating my office out of my home or sound proofing and locking the room), I am working on the second.

]]> By: Cathy http://realityme.net/2007/01/04/kill-a-programmer-ask-them-a-question/comment-page-1/#comment-11213 Cathy Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:33:26 +0000 http://blog.siliconholler.com/2007/01/04/kill-a-programmer-ask-them-a-question/#comment-11213 and incense. and incense.

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