Re: Thou shalt have no other gods before the ANSI C standard

From: Paul Rubin (//phr.cx_at_NOSPAM.invalid)
Date: 02/26/05 

Date: 26 Feb 2005 14:37:14 -0800

Randy Howard <randyhoward@FOOverizonBAR.net> writes:
> I suspect today the results would be governed primarily by the length
> of the playlist on their ipod, the size of the headphones they bring
> with them to work, and whether or not the company allows file sharing
> software....
> Literally nothing could be done to convince people that their nice
> salary was dependent upon production, all they cared about was
> humming and tapping their feet all day. Take away their music, and
> they'd turn into 4-yr olds having temper tantrums.

I need a quiet environment to get anything done myself, but I know
some very productive programmers who always have loud music playing
while they write code. I don't know how they do it.