Re: developers life

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On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 1:28 PM, Nathan Rixham <nrixham@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> well just for the hell of it; and because I'm feeling worn..
>
> anybody else find the following true when you're a developer?
>
> - frequent bursts of side-tracking onto more interesting subjects
> - vast amount of inhuman focus, followed by inability to remain focussed
> - general tendancy to keep taking on projects, often for no good reason
> - inability to flip out of work mode at 5pm like the rest of the world
> -- [sub] not feeling normal unless worked you've extra; while other
> professions demand overtime as little as an extra 15 minutes
> - constant learning (positive thing)
> - unlimited skill scope, if its on a computer you'll give it a go
> - amazing ability to prioritise (the wrong things)
> - all projects suddenly become uninteresting and all motivation is lost at
> approx 65-85 percent completion
> - the code seems more important than the app (even though its not)
> - lots more but lost interest / focus

Every day of my life.

>
>
> ps:
> expectantly installed windows 7 over the weekend, brief moment of
> excitement coupled with the thought "i wonder what it's like"; anticlimax +
> reality check, it was just a taskbar, start menu and desktop.. you'd think
> I'd know by now.
>
> regards :-)
>
> i so have more important things to do
>
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