Re: developers life

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On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 1:38 PM, Afan Pasalic <afan@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> Nathan Rixham wrote:
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>> 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
>>
> You just described me!
> :-)
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> afan
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