Re:The 10x developer is not a myth (2013)
by richthegeek on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @05:32AM
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In my first job I convinced the boss to start transitioning the programmers away from using Windows machines for PHP (Drupal) development work.
The (unsurprising, really) backlash was not because their work had slowed down (in fact it solved many problems) but because their non-work was impeded. Flash was a bit dodgy, so browser games were out. Their favorite torrent programs didn't work in Linux. Of course, they couldn't use these reasons when complaining to the boss, so there were some amusing verbal gymnastics....
The (unsurprising, really) backlash was not because their work had slowed down (in fact it solved many problems) but because their non-work was impeded. Flash was a bit dodgy, so browser games were out. Their favorite torrent programs didn't work in Linux. Of course, they couldn't use these reasons when complaining to the boss, so there were some amusing verbal gymnastics....