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Re:Why do programmers need private offices with doors? (Do N... by bitzun on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @10:14AM (#38696550)
But it's not a dichotomy between 3 hours or instantaneous. It's a dichotomy between instantaneous and when someone has a break in flow to peek at messages, which IME is more like 15-30 minutes (and i think it's probably fair to ask people to peek around that frequently if they normally wouldn't)
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Re:Why do programmers need private offices with doors? (Do N... by pseudalopex on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @11:18AM (#38697490)
Paul Graham would disagree.[1]

[1] http://paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html

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Re:Why do programmers need private offices with doors? (Do N... by JAlexoid on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @02:23PM (#38700235)
There's a very clear benefit of asking someone for help, when you're blocked.

WFH comes with a lot of issues, when it comes to a timely response from people.

I had many of colleagues in the WfH world, that just ignored me for a month...

The idea that all engineering is highly focused and non-social just feeds the rockstar developer culture. And most of us aren't even close to rockstar status.

There is always a balance between collaborative discussions and focus time. I thought that we learned it 20 years ago, that devs should not hide away in cubicles?

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