Um, I have a question (about programmer productivity)

Re:Um, I have a question (about programmer productivity) by prospero on Thursday February 12, 2009 @10:07PM (#479361)

My personal measure is that I'm most productive when I'm least aware of time passing. The longer the day felt, the less productive I was. This doesn't give me any insight into the relative productivity of the guy sitting next to me, but if we treat this as a personal quest for productivity rather than an institutional one, it suffices.

The trouble starts once we get the idea that our personal quirks are somehow universal.

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Re:Um, I have a question (about programmer productivity) by jcs on Friday February 13, 2009 @04:41AM (#479671)

I agree that when I am absorbed in a task, time passes quickly. But I'm not sure it's a measure of productivity. An evening can be over too quickly if you fill it with dinner and a good movie.

However, waking up always catches me by surprise.

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Re:Um, I have a question (about programmer productivity) by skawaii on Thursday February 12, 2009 @11:18PM (#479426)

I agree with you 100%. I've noticed a strong correlation to me personally feeling like I've been productive and having a "how did it get so late?" moment. The times when I look at the clock every 10 minutes are the times when I'm usually thinking about things other than my code.

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