Friday, April 11, 2003
In a Developer's Mind
Posted by Andy Sjostrom in "DEVELOPER" @ 01:43 AM
http://www.devx.com/devx/editorial/11659
I came across this wonderful article about developer psychology. It's not long and boring, so even if you are not interested in development and such, it is still a fun read. The article discusses code writing vs creativity: "Writing code is an act of creativity. It isn't science and it isn't engineering, although programmers are happy to apply science and engineering to the creative process, when possible. Therefore to be a programmer one has to be highly creative."
The key point of the article is that it is important to achieve and maintan the state of flow. I bet it is true within any type of creative work: "When creative people work on making something new, they often enter a mental state where things just flow. This is a highly desirable state, both for the programmer herself and for the organization that profits by her labors."
Go and check out the entire article to read what the author, Bryan Dollery, suggests to keep the flow flowing. If you decide not to check out the entire article, here are the three summary statements:
1. Provide Adequate Mental Insulation
2. Provide Adequate Time to Recharge Creative Energy
3. Accommodate Reasonable Special Requests
I came across this wonderful article about developer psychology. It's not long and boring, so even if you are not interested in development and such, it is still a fun read. The article discusses code writing vs creativity: "Writing code is an act of creativity. It isn't science and it isn't engineering, although programmers are happy to apply science and engineering to the creative process, when possible. Therefore to be a programmer one has to be highly creative."
The key point of the article is that it is important to achieve and maintan the state of flow. I bet it is true within any type of creative work: "When creative people work on making something new, they often enter a mental state where things just flow. This is a highly desirable state, both for the programmer herself and for the organization that profits by her labors."
Go and check out the entire article to read what the author, Bryan Dollery, suggests to keep the flow flowing. If you decide not to check out the entire article, here are the three summary statements:
1. Provide Adequate Mental Insulation
2. Provide Adequate Time to Recharge Creative Energy
3. Accommodate Reasonable Special Requests
