Bad advice: how to make a programmer do better

Each of us has seen a programmer at least once in our life (they prefer to call themselves developers). As a rule, programmers are rather reserved, very shy and like to look at the monitor for a long time. They are either the next step in human evolution, or the previous one. They are poor at speaking, but they understand human speech and computer signals very well. In this article, I want to show you how to make your developers work better without causing them any discomfort or frightening them. And for this you will need to remember a few rules.

Rule one - be rational

You've probably noticed how programmers walk. This tired look, indistinct muttering under his breath and lowered gaze. When a developer goes somewhere, he sees nothing but the toes of his boots and the green letters from the matrix. Hence, it should be concluded that it is necessary to save money on the office and workplace, because the programmer will never pay attention to this. Better give a raise to your salary!

Experiment!

Don't believe me? Try it! Replace your programmer's desk, put a stool instead of a chair, and paint the walls a different color! When he arrives at the office, still muttering to himself, he will simply stare at the monitor and begin to swear softly. If you listen closely, you can hear something like "well, who writes that" and "why it doesn't compile", but not a word about the workplace!

Rule two - don't take away food

Now try to remember, have you ever looked a developer in the eye? I am. And, I tell you, their look is sad, sad. I noticed that a little joy in the eyes of the programmer appears only when he sees food. Once I witnessed a curious situation - when a programmer was sitting and eating in the kitchen, a beautiful girl from the HR department entered the room. All the other men in the kitchen smiled amiably and offered her some of their food, and the programmer turned away and growled! So you can build the developer's trust by feeding it gently. According to my personal observations, most of all they love coffee and cookies.

Rule three - give joy

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Remember, a good developer is hard to find, easy to lose, and impossible to forget! Follow the rules above and your programmers will respect you. And you, in turn, will take care of them - this is the mutually beneficial relationship, about which they talk so much at various conferences! 

Let's live in peace!




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