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Re:Why do programmers need private offices with doors? (Do N... by sodapopcan on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @10:26AM (#38696740)
> Listening to music while coding severely reduces my concentration, and I find it in no way to be a substitute for silence.

Me too. I can't work with music in headphones as I inevitably start listening to it. It's weird that many people don't even consider this a possibility when recommending headphones. Well, I guess it's not weird as they just aren't affected by it the same way, but still.

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Re:Why do programmers need private offices with doors? (Do N... by ath3nd on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @11:59AM (#38698121)
We are all to "suck it up" because, for some reason, being constantly interrupted is something that we supposedly have to be okay with. I say no, let the busybodies and loudmouths adapt to us for a change.
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Re:Why do programmers need private offices with doors? (Do N... by sodapopcan on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @12:44PM (#38698790)
> I say no, let the busybodies and loudmouths adapt to us for a change.

Hear Hear! Thought I've never had any luck with this.

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Re:Why do programmers need private offices with doors? (Do N... by kridsdale1 on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @11:56AM (#38698072)
I have found that NR + white noise works well to fully isolate my mind from external stimulus and focus on the code state inside.
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