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Re: Handling developers, "the zone" and other myths
Subject:Re: Handling developers, "the zone" and other myths From:"Brad Jensen" <brad -at- elstore -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 27 May 2002 12:45:14 -0500
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From: "Bruce Byfield" <bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 8:26 AM
Subject: Handling developers, "the zone" and other myths
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> A week or two ago, the list had a thread about how to treat developers.
> Part of the discussion centered on the idea of "the zone," a state
> achieved when concentrating on work; I suggested that the concept was a
> self-serving myth, while others argued for its reality and necessity.
The best software development is like writing a poem. I do both.
Brad Jensen
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