Top 5 Ways To Annoy A Programmer
There are many ways to annoy a programmer. I will discuss the top 5 ways to annoy a programmer.
- Disturb Him When He’s In The Zone: If I’m in a deep state of concentration please don’t bother me. If you’re focusing deep and hard on a problem and making progress don’t make me loose focus. There is really nothing more aggravating than having to waste time to get back to that focus on the problem I was working on.
- Ask Him If He’s Done Yet: This is probably one of the most annoying things you can ask a programmer despite being necessary sometimes. If I’m working on a task and making progress don’t ask me if I’m done every hour. Excessive asking for updates is counter productive and will only serve to delay actual completion of the task at hand.
- Expect Him To Change Things At The Last Minute: Please whatever you do don’t expect me to change things right at the last minute and expect them to work. Certain code changes to the code may require me to run all my unit tests from scratch. If you change the requirements at least give me more time to complete the task. I’m a developer not a miracle worker. Expecting big changes at the last minute and expecting them to work is asking for the impossible.
- Assume My Experiences Are The Same As Yours: I’ve come to the conclusions that no 2 programmers experiences are the same. Some programmers have a ton of front experience while others have a ton of middle tier experience. Many other developers know far less about SQL optimization but can write and understand queries. There are many others that are have strong communication skills which make up for there lack of technical knowledge. Just please don’t assume I know the same things that you know. I’m not stupid just because I don’t have your knowledge. I’m human and can always learn new things.
- Create A Negative Work Environment: I’m a firm believer in positivity. This is the way I live my life. There is nothing worse than a work environment where people complain and gossip. People that put down there coworkers have nothing better to do.
These reasons above are my top 5 ways to annoy a programmer.
