Re:Same Stop: Life after 26 years as a programmer for Apple
by ilrwbwrkhv on Monday May 22, 2023 @01:03AM
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Thank you for your 26 years of service. Career programmers like you who still love programming at the end of it are a treasure. Programming is wonderful. It is an art in itself. Even though Slack and Leetcode and all the rest ruin it, there is nothing else which sparks joy and a sense of wonder like it does for some of us. I wish in our industry we had more wider appreciation and events where we could share stories like you and felicitate you.
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Re:Same Stop: Life after 26 years as a programmer for Apple
by raz32dust on Monday May 22, 2023 @01:06AM
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Wait what did Slack do?
Re:Same Stop: Life after 26 years as a programmer for Apple
by hackernewds on Monday May 22, 2023 @01:28AM
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Assuming they also included Leetcode, I think they're venting about the general "tech culture" which surrounds most programming jobs now
Re:Same Stop: Life after 26 years as a programmer for Apple
by esafak on Monday May 22, 2023 @01:35AM
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Cause distraction
Re:Same Stop: Life after 26 years as a programmer for Apple
by hugatest on Monday May 22, 2023 @06:11AM
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In the olden days it was IRC. Already then it was about controlling yourself. Whether you would get distracted or not. If you want to get into the zone, it's up to you how to do that. If you have an IRC or Slack window on the side to let you get distracted is your call.
Re:Same Stop: Life after 26 years as a programmer for Apple
by esafak on Monday May 22, 2023 @02:19PM
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Were you using IRC as your corporate messaging solution, because that's what slack is? İf people send you a message they expect a timely if not instant response. Their work depends on you.