Re: developers life

On Mon, 2009-01-19 at 21:53 +0000, Nathan Rixham wrote: > Robert Cummings wrote: > > On Mon, 2009-01-19 at 21:28 +0000, Nathan Rixham wrote: > >> well just for the hell of it; and because I'm feeling worn.. > >> > >> anybody else find the following true when you're a developer? > >> > >> - frequent bursts of side-tracking onto more interesting subjects > >> - vast amount of inhuman focus, followed by inability to remain focussed > >> - general tendancy to keep taking on projects, often for no good reason > >> - inability to flip out of work mode at 5pm like the rest of the world > >> -- [sub] not feeling normal unless worked you've extra; while other > >> professions demand overtime as little as an extra 15 minutes > >> - constant learning (positive thing) > >> - unlimited skill scope, if its on a computer you'll give it a go > >> - amazing ability to prioritise (the wrong things) > >> - all projects suddenly become uninteresting and all motivation is lost > >> at approx 65-85 percent completion > >> - the code seems more important than the app (even though its not) > >> - lots more but lost interest / focus > > > > Are you an INTP? > > > > http://www.personalitytest.net/cgi-bin/q.pl > > > > thanks for that rob, but predicatably I've got to number 26 and stopped > - penetrating insight, lol > > sidenote: wonder what the results would be if we all got our respective > other halfs to complete it for us. [for those of you without, you're > manager will do] > My management wouldn't bother, would stop at question 5! only today I got asked to shorten a several paragraph email into something he could read more easliy, despite him asking for that much detail originally! Ash www.ashleysheridan.co.uk