The working environment of programmers and their productivity

1, large enough desktop space

I think the programmer's desk would be best able to sit down 2 people, to pair programming or code review. In the absence of a seat, there is plenty of room for discussion on the whiteboard or on paper. Collaborative colleagues don't have to stand behind their shoulders to see what's on the screen. The desktop can be put down 2 monitors and can also be readily available to get commonly used reference materials and books, as well as the appropriate cabinets or cabinets to store archived information, so as to avoid the desktop piled up with a variety of printed data.

2, computer environment

The machine I want to work on should have enough memory, such as 8G, to open the complex workspace in parallel without shutting down mail or browser software, and avoiding the hard drive in debug mode to free up free memory. The office environment has enough bandwidth to access Google's services without obstacles. Internal resources such as test servers, mail servers, SVN access are very fast.

3, Seat distance

Many people in the team as far as possible to the shortest distance between all stations, to avoid sitting in the opposite of the two employees need to travel around a large circle to reach the other computer.

4, other environments

Temperature and air conditions, the office is not too cold or overheating. Air quality is fresh, do not have obvious noise, such as from air-conditioning, fluorescent, server and other noise.

Some other optional criteria

— programmers better have two monitors, or suggest 1 desktop +1 notebooks, which can greatly improve development efficiency

— has an appropriate, easily updated bulletin board

— has a public leisure area, such as some game areas, to facilitate communication, divergent discussion

— Joel's respected Aeron computer chair

— The old office environment will make the interviewer or visiting customer bad impression, the office environment is best to maintain regular maintenance and appropriate elimination of old equipment. A dark carpet, a computer-chair stain, a small computer screen, a shiny keyboard will make job seekers look bad.

— has a suitable reference library to find useful information

— has the right coffee, carbonated drinks, snacks