http://embeddedgurus.com/stack-overflow/2009/02/first-do-no-harm/ Thoughts on embedded systems by Nigel Jones Sun, 06 May 2012 10:34:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://embeddedgurus.com/stack-overflow/2009/02/first-do-no-harm/comment-page-1/#comment-99 The Walrus Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:53:31 +0000 http://www.gfcdev.org/test-stack/2009/02/02/first-do-no-harm/#comment-99 To Michael Barr, I'd add: - quiet spaces to go and write code.Writing code in a noisy environment just does not work.And when I was a manager, I used to tell people to go home when they were having a bad day - usually illness and so on. But when they were having a bad time and screwing up, I'd encourage them to do something else, leave early... anything at all to let the problem sit in the subconscious for a while. Coming back refreshed the following day makes a difference.Getting people to actually DO this was a separate challenge! To Michael Barr, I'd add: – quiet spaces to go and write code.Writing code in a noisy environment just does not work.And when I was a manager, I used to tell people to go home when they were having a bad day – usually illness and so on. But when they were having a bad time and screwing up, I'd encourage them to do something else, leave early… anything at all to let the problem sit in the subconscious for a while. Coming back refreshed the following day makes a difference.Getting people to actually DO this was a separate challenge!

]]> http://embeddedgurus.com/stack-overflow/2009/02/first-do-no-harm/comment-page-1/#comment-98 GregK Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:56:00 +0000 http://www.gfcdev.org/test-stack/2009/02/02/first-do-no-harm/#comment-98 Seems more than obvious! but impossible when you are employee, especially when your manager newer did similar thinks like you do. Seems more than obvious! but impossible when you are employee, especially when your manager newer did similar thinks like you do.

]]> http://embeddedgurus.com/stack-overflow/2009/02/first-do-no-harm/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Michael Barr Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:16:00 +0000 http://www.gfcdev.org/test-stack/2009/02/02/first-do-no-harm/#comment-97 Excellent point, as usual Nigel!I'll just add that it's also important to recognize that the skills of an engineer (whether employed in a creative or productive phase) are sometimes most on display at non-traditional locations and times of day.A successful engineering organization must not only recognize these facts but also learn to harness them. To be maximally productive, engineers need:- flexible working hours- open spaces to collaborate and brainstorm- distraction-free spaces to read or reflectCheers,Mike Excellent point, as usual Nigel!I’ll just add that it’s also important to recognize that the skills of an engineer (whether employed in a creative or productive phase) are sometimes most on display at non-traditional locations and times of day.A successful engineering organization must not only recognize these facts but also learn to harness them. To be maximally productive, engineers need:- flexible working hours- open spaces to collaborate and brainstorm- distraction-free spaces to read or reflectCheers,Mike

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