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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 (#36027667)
Wait what did Slack do?
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Re:Same Stop: Life after 26 years as a programmer for Apple by hackernewds on Monday May 22, 2023 @01:28AM (#36027764)
Assuming they also included Leetcode, I think they're venting about the general "tech culture" which surrounds most programming jobs now
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Re:Same Stop: Life after 26 years as a programmer for Apple by esafak on Monday May 22, 2023 @01:35AM (#36027801)
Cause distraction
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Re:Same Stop: Life after 26 years as a programmer for Apple by hugatest on Monday May 22, 2023 @06:11AM (#36029425)
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.
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Re:Same Stop: Life after 26 years as a programmer for Apple by esafak on Monday May 22, 2023 @02:19PM (#36034792)
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.
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Re:Same Stop: Life after 26 years as a programmer for Apple by qup on Monday May 22, 2023 @03:51AM (#36028551)
Mandated black hole for attention.
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