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I'd add very long hours sat (or even stood) at a desk. Coding on the beach is less depressing.

pc86 9y ago
I've never felt very productive doing any programming outside. Is that just me? I'd rather be doing something else if I'm outside.
- kpil 9y ago
  I really like coding in my garden. I enjoy videoconferencing in my garden even more.
- arjie 9y ago
  Same here. I've tried the outside thing and I think I'm just far more productive and far happier if I keep my outside time free of work. And there's the fact that my desk is set up to be comfortable, protect against RSI, and have everything I need available at hand. Just sitting back down brings back where I was the previous day. I like having talking meetings outside. But programming? Never again.
- naasking 9y ago
  > I've never felt very productive doing any programming outside. Is that just me? Depends on your personal history I'd say. If you spend years working from home, with little outside interaction in the day to day, productivity truly suffers. Changing your environment can be a huge productivity booster.
- cfreeman 9y ago
  I simply can't program with a laptop in my lap without my hands/back starting to hurt immediately. I'd love to work from the beach but I really need an ergonomic setup to get any real work done.
- r00fus 9y ago
  Certain types of work I can do by the pool or in a loud cafe. Mainly expository work like fleshing out a schema or writing doc / emails - where having external inputs guides my internal thought processes. Implementing designs, for me requires zoning as much as possible. Desks are good for this (if open-style office, headsets with downtempo playing or preferably fewer colleagues around is best). I'd never take non-hardened gear like a laptop to a beach... if I'm at the beach I'm there to have fun not work.
wcummings 9y ago
This. I dont mind meetings cause theyre a nice break from standing in one place staring at a screen for many consecutive hours every day...
falcolas 9y ago
The only time I notice my surroundings is when 1) they intrude upon my coding, or 2) when I'm not coding (or thinking about code). Problem 1 is why I personally dislike open offices, and 2 is usually a consequence of meetings or boredom with the current problem. I'd rather be working on something interesting than be comforted by my surroundings because of boredom...
chrismcb 9y ago
I'd love to be able to code at the beach, or just outside in a nice park... But due to the glare on the screen I've found it almost impossible. Is there a solution?

pc86 9y ago

I've never felt very productive doing any programming outside. Is that just me? I'd rather be doing something else if I'm outside.

kpil 9y ago
I really like coding in my garden. I enjoy videoconferencing in my garden even more.
arjie 9y ago
Same here. I've tried the outside thing and I think I'm just far more productive and far happier if I keep my outside time free of work. And there's the fact that my desk is set up to be comfortable, protect against RSI, and have everything I need available at hand. Just sitting back down brings back where I was the previous day. I like having talking meetings outside. But programming? Never again.
naasking 9y ago
> I've never felt very productive doing any programming outside. Is that just me? Depends on your personal history I'd say. If you spend years working from home, with little outside interaction in the day to day, productivity truly suffers. Changing your environment can be a huge productivity booster.
cfreeman 9y ago
I simply can't program with a laptop in my lap without my hands/back starting to hurt immediately. I'd love to work from the beach but I really need an ergonomic setup to get any real work done.
r00fus 9y ago
Certain types of work I can do by the pool or in a loud cafe. Mainly expository work like fleshing out a schema or writing doc / emails - where having external inputs guides my internal thought processes. Implementing designs, for me requires zoning as much as possible. Desks are good for this (if open-style office, headsets with downtempo playing or preferably fewer colleagues around is best). I'd never take non-hardened gear like a laptop to a beach... if I'm at the beach I'm there to have fun not work.

wcummings 9y ago

This. I dont mind meetings cause theyre a nice break from standing in one place staring at a screen for many consecutive hours every day...

falcolas 9y ago

The only time I notice my surroundings is when 1) they intrude upon my coding, or 2) when I'm not coding (or thinking about code). Problem 1 is why I personally dislike open offices, and 2 is usually a consequence of meetings or boredom with the current problem. I'd rather be working on something interesting than be comforted by my surroundings because of boredom...

chrismcb 9y ago

I'd love to be able to code at the beach, or just outside in a nice park... But due to the glare on the screen I've found it almost impossible. Is there a solution?