tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003807027724289640.post5013057954663663727..comments2024-03-27T05:22:58.082-07:00Comments on D. Patrick Caldwell on Software Engineering: What Really Makes a Good Programmer?D. Patrick Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236952464473670820noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003807027724289640.post-58105683724696827652010-11-18T13:53:20.777-08:002010-11-18T13:53:20.777-08:00You might be over-thinking it just a smidgen. You...You might be over-thinking it just a smidgen. You might think of it as, "at the same cost, which one provides more value . . . one in your office or one on the other side of the planet?"D. Patrick Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09236952464473670820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003807027724289640.post-29966883220568475022010-11-17T17:50:38.397-08:002010-11-17T17:50:38.397-08:00It is not an easy question to answer since co-loca...It is not an easy question to answer since co-located is not really a trait.<br /><br />A good programmer should be be able to work well without being co-located with other programmers.<br /><br />On the other hand being co-located might turn an ordinary programmer into a good programmer.<br /><br />Being in two different places at the same time mentally might not be a great trait for a programmer.Fermionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076853217185522894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003807027724289640.post-47249867913484574942010-11-14T19:51:49.168-08:002010-11-14T19:51:49.168-08:00Fermion,
I'm referring to colocation as ...Fermion,<br /><br /> I'm referring to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colocation_(business)" rel="nofollow">colocation</a> as being in the same place at the same time physically. Not necessarily at the same desk, but generally within walking distance (or, perhaps within mutual white-board distance).<br /><br /> With regard to what you said, I'm not sure I follow. What do you mean living lives similarly elsewhere? <br /><br />PatrickD. Patrick Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09236952464473670820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003807027724289640.post-23537606516447029192010-11-10T19:00:48.912-08:002010-11-10T19:00:48.912-08:00As in pair programming, or in two places...
When ...As in pair programming, or in two places...<br /><br />When is a person co-located?<br />Some people simultaneously upkeep lives in two or more realities. While they are walking and breathing and eating here, they are also living lives similarly elsewhere.Fermionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076853217185522894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003807027724289640.post-42879808993296550132010-10-28T11:52:04.673-07:002010-10-28T11:52:04.673-07:00Sorry Alex. That means, "In the same place.&...Sorry Alex. That means, "In the same place."D. Patrick Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09236952464473670820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003807027724289640.post-62538403071520525952010-10-28T08:13:58.675-07:002010-10-28T08:13:58.675-07:00I thought that my english is decent enough, but I ...I thought that my english is decent enough, but I cannot -even after googling- figure what "Co-located" means in the context of "traits of programmers", or traits of people ... etcalexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14263833692928532644noreply@blogger.com