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"I have a short attention span, a very short one, and I have very, abnormally poor energy levels, to such a point that while my physical strength can be up to snuff, my mind is always running at 8Mhz. I am a programmer. This is a problem. However, I find that some places are better to code at than others. If I can sit somewhere upright, looking down at the monitor, in a comfortable position, I can sometimes get some work done, and if my monitor is large, soft, and bright, I am better off still. Do soylentils have issues with location? What would you suggest for being able to sit down and code for hours, something I have NEVER been able to do?"
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(Score: 2) by bucc5062 on Monday March 24 2014, @03:14PM
WHile my view may not be quite as harsh, I do feel a little like this is too vague.
"This is a problem. However, I find that some places are better to code at than others.".
What does that mean? Is the submitter one who switches jobs or works at a place that allows one to shop around? Is s/he a contractor, work at home type so I cannot see that issue working in a more "formal" environment. I've been around, mainly in corporate and almost never did I have a luxury of choosing my work place. At second best it was an office (oh Dupont, how I miss you), at worst a cube farm with half walls. Throughout it was not my choice, I was told "deal with it", and either made due or not. About the best I ever had was 4 years working from home and then I could make the workplace what worked for me.
So I don't get this question at all. No offense to the OP, but unless I am missing something and you own your own business and this questions relates to your "personal space" I think the realistic answer is "learn to deal with it" or maybe programming is not a good role for you.
I a thinking working I love quiet or music of my choosing. Bean counters love cubes, noise, and chaos. The former is the most productive for me, but hard to measure in bottom line costs, the latter an MBA dream of efficiency and lower production. There days I think I'd prefer my "office" to be a barn where I'm mucking stalls, fixing things, teaching kids to ride, and hanging out with horses...currently I just get the horse's ass.
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(Score: 1) by uiginn on Friday March 28 2014, @01:17AM
I see it more as a blatant imitation of the style of OP which was appearing on Slashdot with increasing frequency this past year. The tone is typically earnest and a little chatty. The OP has a problem that the vast majority of people on this (and any tech) site can sympathise with, but the OP seems to be more extreme on every axis of symptoms than the readers. Each reader is inspired to pity them, because they see their own problems reflected in the OP, and is motivated (generously) to help by sharing how they deal with their own subset of shared symptoms (or problem with boss or similar). It's the forum version of click-bait. Most of us here know that a question phrased in certain ways is far more likely to engender multiple replies, this is just that taken to an extreme. When used correctly it can just be a boost to a genuine thread but, in my opinion, on Slashdot it became just a marketing tool.
I don't feel any sympathy for the author because, quite simply, I don't believe him. If his problems were really that bad he wouldn't have been able to write an OP in this style and sure as hell wouldn't have had the focus to learn to program.