Comments on: Co-location Rules! http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/11/co-location-rules.html Dealing with software projects in real life Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:08:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Pawel Brodzinski http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/11/co-location-rules.html/comment-page-1#comment-2442 Pawel Brodzinski Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:23 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/11/co-location-rules.html#comment-2442 Phil,<br /><br />I have organized two meetings with my developers for past half a year. I hope this is an answer.<br /><br />Of course it doesn't come for free. We talk a lot in the room so it happens people are distracted by others discussing some uninteresting things. But whenever you don't feel like contributing you just switch off and come back to your work.<br /><br />By the way it would be hard for me to imagine how easy you can learn to mentally filter out noise made by people talking at the next desk. Sometimes we need to explicitly call someone to grab his attention. Phil,

I have organized two meetings with my developers for past half a year. I hope this is an answer.

Of course it doesn't come for free. We talk a lot in the room so it happens people are distracted by others discussing some uninteresting things. But whenever you don't feel like contributing you just switch off and come back to your work.

By the way it would be hard for me to imagine how easy you can learn to mentally filter out noise made by people talking at the next desk. Sometimes we need to explicitly call someone to grab his attention.

]]> By: Phil http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/11/co-location-rules.html/comment-page-1#comment-2441 Phil Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:13:23 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/11/co-location-rules.html#comment-2441 I remember the first time I moved to an open plan office how much of a culture shock it was. However the benefits you outline, the informal and therefore more friendly peer reviews (amongst other things) greatly outweighed the disadvantages.<br /><br />If it can reduce the number of meetings, the kind where sometimes it appears only 10% is relevant, then I'm all for it! I remember the first time I moved to an open plan office how much of a culture shock it was. However the benefits you outline, the informal and therefore more friendly peer reviews (amongst other things) greatly outweighed the disadvantages.

If it can reduce the number of meetings, the kind where sometimes it appears only 10% is relevant, then I'm all for it!

]]> By: Pawel Brodzinski http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/11/co-location-rules.html/comment-page-1#comment-2440 Pawel Brodzinski Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:11:35 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/11/co-location-rules.html#comment-2440 Yes, most of us use headphones whenever we need some kind of isolation from the rest of the team. <br /><br />We also go out when we want to make a call, which also limits some noise in the room. Yes, most of us use headphones whenever we need some kind of isolation from the rest of the team.

We also go out when we want to make a call, which also limits some noise in the room.

]]> By: Vukoje http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/11/co-location-rules.html/comment-page-1#comment-2439 Vukoje Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:46:25 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/11/co-location-rules.html#comment-2439 One year ago I was sitting in once small nice office with collage I enjoyed working with. Then they moved us in one big room, team of 5 developers and director. It turns out to be great, despite my expectations. You have your technical problem solvers and domain expert right beside you.<br /><br />Of course, from time to time you want to kill someone for being too loud, but there are always headphones :) One year ago I was sitting in once small nice office with collage I enjoyed working with. Then they moved us in one big room, team of 5 developers and director. It turns out to be great, despite my expectations. You have your technical problem solvers and domain expert right beside you.

Of course, from time to time you want to kill someone for being too loud, but there are always headphones :)

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