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Re:Just shut up and let your devs concentrate, advises Joel ... by heisenbit on Saturday October 08, 2016 @05:13AM (#12666244)
Noise may be disturbing but I can filter that out. I have a lot more problems with stuff that raises to the level of my consciousness and triggers processing there. Words like build or defect, grunts by known users/testers of my code, a manager mentioning aspects of the schedule or features that may have implications on code or architecture.
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Re:Just shut up and let your devs concentrate, advises Joel ... by jfoutz on Saturday October 08, 2016 @11:05AM (#12667169)
This is a good point. For me fairly random, non threatening noise and activity isn't that distracting. The hallway example was good. When you work across the hall from someone for a couple of years, a sigh can be distracting.
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Re:Just shut up and let your devs concentrate, advises Joel ... by ChoHag on Saturday October 08, 2016 @11:33AM (#12667271)
Why do these things need your attention now, even before it has been explicitly requested?
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Re:Just shut up and let your devs concentrate, advises Joel ... by nitrogen on Saturday October 08, 2016 @02:07PM (#12667929)
Because your subconscious brain said so. The vast majority of processing done by the brain, auditory or otherwise, is on a subconscious level with the ability to raise a priority interrupt.
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Re:Just shut up and let your devs concentrate, advises Joel ... by ChoHag on Sunday October 09, 2016 @02:27AM (#12670109)
Your subconscious should work for you, not the other way around. If it's requesting attention that's not needed, it's faulty and should be fixed.
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Re:Just shut up and let your devs concentrate, advises Joel ... by depr on Sunday October 09, 2016 @09:14AM (#12671055)
what the fuck
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Re:Just shut up and let your devs concentrate, advises Joel ... by ChoHag on Sunday October 09, 2016 @12:24PM (#12671861)
If your subconscious is triggering on things you don't want it trigging on, it's a liability not an asset. Your OWN BRAIN is a LIABILITY. People are OK with that?

If your brain is not working right it should be retrained so that it is. This site is supposed to be full of programmers and engineers. How the fuck can anyone in here not know how to reprogramme their own brain?

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