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]]> By: Ulisses Montenegro http://www.lixo.org/archives/2008/08/08/about-the-death-of-the-working-hours/comment-page-1/#comment-44684 Ulisses Montenegro Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:40:59 +0000 http://www.lixo.org/archives/2008/08/08/about-the-death-of-the-working-hours/#comment-44684 After having tried both the cubicle and do-your-own-schedule approaches, I am definitely biased towards the first for a very simple reason -- big projects require a (whatever size fits you) team, and it is way easier to exchange ideas and criticism when everybody is at the same place at the same time. I know there are lots of communication-enabling tools for distributed teams, and that good management can really alleviate the need for physical presence of all team members, but after working with the same team for about 3 years now, I think we would probably gain next to nothing if we went the flexible work hours way, and would miss a lot of our face-to-face (including standup meetings/daily scrums). After having tried both the cubicle and do-your-own-schedule approaches, I am definitely biased towards the first for a very simple reason — big projects require a (whatever size fits you) team, and it is way easier to exchange ideas and criticism when everybody is at the same place at the same time.

I know there are lots of communication-enabling tools for distributed teams, and that good management can really alleviate the need for physical presence of all team members, but after working with the same team for about 3 years now, I think we would probably gain next to nothing if we went the flexible work hours way, and would miss a lot of our face-to-face (including standup meetings/daily scrums).

]]> By: Domingos Neto http://www.lixo.org/archives/2008/08/08/about-the-death-of-the-working-hours/comment-page-1/#comment-44566 Domingos Neto Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:42:45 +0000 http://www.lixo.org/archives/2008/08/08/about-the-death-of-the-working-hours/#comment-44566 Couldn't agree more, I feel like that myself. Being a team lead, it is harder for me to be able t 'slack off' or have flexible work hours, but I don't see this as a problem for the members of my team, I actually encourage it. Maybe it helps that I was one of them as little as 6 months ago :) BTW: I just didn't get the dog :) Couldn’t agree more, I feel like that myself. Being a team lead, it is harder for me to be able t ’slack off’ or have flexible work hours, but I don’t see this as a problem for the members of my team, I actually encourage it. Maybe it helps that I was one of them as little as 6 months ago :)

BTW: I just didn’t get the dog :)

]]> By: Bruce Snyder http://www.lixo.org/archives/2008/08/08/about-the-death-of-the-working-hours/comment-page-1/#comment-44561 Bruce Snyder Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:23:26 +0000 http://www.lixo.org/archives/2008/08/08/about-the-death-of-the-working-hours/#comment-44561 Isn't corporate cubicle life grand?! I do agree that this is at least a contributing factor to the large amounts of open source available today as opposed to five or even 10 years ago. But I also think that there is another element to consider about open source. That is, the un-corporateness or no-bullshit attitude that seems so pervasive in open source. Consider how much time we spend on tedious bullshit in corporate life. Then compare that with the general demeanor of open source. Granted, some of the bullshit is necessary in business to make money, but most companies just simply have way too much of it. And when you're required to tend to so much bullshit all the time as a standard course of the day, you begin to find other ways to spend that cognitive surplus. Enter open source ;-). Isn’t corporate cubicle life grand?! I do agree that this is at least a contributing factor to the large amounts of open source available today as opposed to five or even 10 years ago. But I also think that there is another element to consider about open source.

That is, the un-corporateness or no-bullshit attitude that seems so pervasive in open source. Consider how much time we spend on tedious bullshit in corporate life. Then compare that with the general demeanor of open source. Granted, some of the bullshit is necessary in business to make money, but most companies just simply have way too much of it. And when you’re required to tend to so much bullshit all the time as a standard course of the day, you begin to find other ways to spend that cognitive surplus. Enter open source ;-) .

]]> By: Fabio Nascimento http://www.lixo.org/archives/2008/08/08/about-the-death-of-the-working-hours/comment-page-1/#comment-44560 Fabio Nascimento Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:51:28 +0000 http://www.lixo.org/archives/2008/08/08/about-the-death-of-the-working-hours/#comment-44560 Concordo com você em gênero, número e grau. Nós desenvolvedores somo como artistas, e a veia artística não é estimulada por horários e sim por algum devaneio de nossa mente em um momento qualquer. Mas isso está longe de acontecer em nosso mundo. Tenho certeza de que nunca colocaram horário para que o Michelangelo pintasse a Capela Sistina... Enfim, jogo duro esse. Ótimo texto. Concordo com você em gênero, número e grau.

Nós desenvolvedores somo como artistas, e a veia artística não é estimulada por horários e sim por algum devaneio de nossa mente em um momento qualquer.

Mas isso está longe de acontecer em nosso mundo.

Tenho certeza de que nunca colocaram horário para que o Michelangelo pintasse a Capela Sistina…

Enfim, jogo duro esse.

Ótimo texto.

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