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Programming Is Mostly Thinking (agileotter.blogspot.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/programming

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I am keenly aware that most management still subscribes to the idea that motion is work. They are fairly convinced that a lack of motion is a lack of work. That makes sense in a lawn care service, a factory assembly line, or a warehouse operation.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

I do not work in places like that anymore.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This is so true. Oddly enough, if you're motionless but looking through a microscope, those same exact managers will think you're killing it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

brings a microscope to work and starts using it

Manager: What the heck are you doing?

Eagle: Trying to solve that deserialization bug in the code base, boss.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Manager: spends raise budget on getting high end microscopes for everyone to improve debug productivity