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Man, you rock.... I am so sorry of reading all you...

2011-06-09T11:09:13.918+02:00

Man, you rock.... I am so sorry of reading all your articles after 2 years....

@Anonymous Concerning studies that relate motivat...

2009-10-21T01:07:10.973+02:00

@Anonymous

Concerning studies that relate motivation and productivity:

I am quoting Steve McConnel's "Classic Mistakes Enumerated":

Mistake #1: Undermined motivation. Study after study has shown that motivation probably has a larger effect on productivity and quality than any other factor (Boehm 1981).

He again quotes Barry Boehm's "Software Engineering Economics"

still a bit confused by the term alpha-geek. is th...

2009-09-16T08:02:51.213+02:00

still a bit confused by the term alpha-geek. is this kind of opposite to engineer?

It's been a blast for a few months, but now I&...

2009-09-15T16:42:08.986+02:00

It's been a blast for a few months, but now I've applied on a job I think will fuel my passion.

jeromegn: good luck with unemployment. You'll ...

2009-09-15T14:24:29.489+02:00

jeromegn: good luck with unemployment. You'll likely get used to it...

If you don't like your job, then you should do...

2009-09-15T02:19:08.854+02:00

If you don't like your job, then you should do something abuot it or quit and spare us all your self-pittying metaphor.

One of the pitfalls of choosing any profession, is...

2009-09-14T20:06:28.096+02:00

One of the pitfalls of choosing any profession, is that one becomes intimately familiar with it's dark side. This is as true with software development as any other profession.

Hi Can you share some links to the studies that c...

2009-09-14T18:58:06.353+02:00

Hi

Can you share some links to the studies that correlate motivation with productivity in software development teams?

I'd very interested in that kind of research.

Thanks

Glad I was brought to this post from HackerNews, I...

2009-09-14T16:44:02.371+02:00

Glad I was brought to this post from HackerNews, I didn't know about AlphaGeeks and it gave me insight on what it is that I really am.

I quit my last job because I wasn't nearly satisfied with the level of organization in the development process. They had so much legacy and crappy code, wouldn't consider other more efficient frameworks, etc. Basically, I was ignoring economic and bureaucratic aspects, favoring passion and optimality in using the latest technologies available.

Inspiring post. I've actually quit my job to concentrate on bettering myself and the web. Been spending countless hours learning on my own and experimenting with any of the latest and most interesting technology available.

I'm not even a coder! I'm learning to code as I go, but I'm more design-inclined (user interfaces and integrating them). Coding is extremely interesting too, I'm glad to code, but I don't necessarily like all the processes implied in testing code. I want to prototype and go on creating the next best thing without needing to consider rules or conventions slowing me down.

Anyways, great post. Makes me think a lot. I'll be subscribing to your blog.

hehe cool post Jonas.. it reminds me of a chat we ...

2009-09-14T15:22:35.902+02:00

hehe cool post Jonas.. it reminds me of a chat we had at Pablo's wedding :)

The alpha geek must have the balls to take risks! He sometimes bets on the wrong horse, sure, but learns from his mistakes.

Keep fighting the corporate mediocracy.

Pascal