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markrlondon wrote: It depends. If one is an employee then what you say is correct (although of course one can still withdraw one's labour and go elsewhere or never work there in the first place) but as a contractor it is different. A contractor has no requirement to adhere to "the company's own policy"; he or she has his or her own policies!
Well yes, a contractor has his own policies, but one of those policies should be that he must adopt the policies (policies towards contractors) of a client company he agrees to work for, in order to get hired in the first place. Only by offering an amazing amount of value can one get their clients to give in. But there is no point in throwing exceptions into the equation, I am not worried about the 1% who are either extremely well recognized as experts or are extremely crafty in negotiations, but your average independent developer.
markrlondon wrote: Also, even as an employee, it's not necessarily so clear cut. Companies cannot necessarily just do what they want. Whilst it might seem like it sometimes, not all companies just do whatever they want and ride roughshod over the feelings and thoughts of their employees; some actually do listen and do what works best for all.
Yes, and the best examples are software development companies that are owned and managed by people who are coders themselves and who understand how developers should be treated. But these are not a majority nor do they have an infinite capacity to hire.
markrlondon wrote: Although I expect I'd be resigning at that stage rather than going on strike
But go where? To some guy who is looking to hire a freelancer and who has read in some blog article in 2023 that he shouldn't hire a coder who doesn't agree to have his screen monitored? Or wait out a few years until one of the good companies (that are becoming a minority in this scenario) decides that they should hire you out of all people? Again, I am assuming that this hypothetical coder I am talking about is not widely recognized as an exceptional talent who can make demands.
All I am implying is I believe in the future there may be an attempt to steer towards such direction, and we should come up with really good arguments against it, rather than just refuse out of principle.
markrlondon wrote: Good grief, what benefits?
I don't think it should be so hard to imagine cases where this could be productive, as few as there are. If you imagine some negative atmosphere then that is simply not an example of what I meant. Of course, not a single case involves a boss figure who has nothing better to do himself but to check up on everyone.
Some years ago I worked in the same room with two coders who were junior by comparison, and there was nothing but benefits from being able to see each other's screens since I could guide them, or correct them, or they could see some good example on my screen, all of which they enjoyed. Or just to cross-reference parts of how the system works without having to wait until the documentation is published/updated, hold meetings or write long letters to each other.
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There are cases when sharing a screen with another developer can be useful, but the choice should be the developer's. With the exception of presentations, I cannot think of a single case where sharing a screen with management is useful - for the developer or for the manager.
If the manager can't trust his/her developers, he/she shouldn't have hired them in the first place.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Then you found an example of how "screen sharing could work well in a very limited number of cases". I just wanted to point out that my disagreement with having screen recorded by an employer/manager is not due to hating on the whole concept of screen sharing but that there is some proper reasoning behind this stand.
If at some point in future they manage to generalize the opponents to this idea as "haters of screen sharing" that's when they'll be able to slap this onto us as a norm.
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When applying for jobs, software developers often take great care to emphasize their technical skills. However, when it comes to actually landing the position, your “soft skills” (such as empathy and communication) can matter just as much, if not more. Fingers crossed that it's "belly". I'll be so employable!
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"Problem Solving", "Troubleshooting".....
Err.. these are not a "soft skills", they are the essence of what we do! 
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"Empathy"?
We don't do pshychology? Empathy? Seriously? I not even going to rediculize it.
And communication, isn't that some basic thing? We need a specialist for it?
How about a straight no?
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: And communication, isn't that some basic thing? We need a specialist for it?
You'd think so, and apparently, many employers out there reckon we do.
To make an extreme example, if I were to tell someone in perfect English how a task failed or what needs to be achieved, that'd be fine.... unless of course they didn't speak English at all.
Commmunication is the art of transferring ideas from one mind to another. We're not like a lot of the other employees in an organization - much of that is why we're there. A good portion of the remainder is a hindrance they're (or at least, have been!) prepared to put up with.
Going into business for myself earlier this year has taught me far more than I could ever have imagined - none of which is the product of 'book-learning'. I'm terrified to consider how much more I'll learn along the way...  People are hard!
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enhzflep wrote: Commmunication is the art of transferring ideas from one mind to another.
That's what articles on CodeProject do. They transfer idea's, for free.
Not an "art" though.
enhzflep wrote: Going into business for myself earlier this year has taught me far more than I could ever have imagined
Good for you!
enhzflep wrote: People are hard!
Hahaha.
Yes, Sapiens Sapiens.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Empathy helps you get along with your cow-orkers. That's an important ability, in my opinion.
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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If they need empathy, go to the manager. That's what those are paid for. I was not ever selected for "empathy".
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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That's quite obvious.
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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important skills:
0) wear happy face
1) bend-over
2) take-the-knee
3) shut up
4) get back to work
«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Fingers crossed that it's "belly".
It's a not a belly. It's a Keg and it means you're over 25x as well off as someone who only has a 6 pack.
🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
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Scammers won't give up, no matter what year it is. My research confirms "No sunshine, Sherlock"
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There should be a prize like the anti-oscars for the ![Elephant | [mastadon]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/elephant.gif) ing obvious and total waste of resources studies. 
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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The AI-driven structural predictions are being shared through a public database. Sure, let it know how we're composed. That will make disassembly easier later.
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Coming next...
Startup "Dr. Moureau" in the parents' garage or basement
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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If your internet's acting up today, it's not you. It's the internet. Specifically, major content delivery network Akamai is having DNS trouble. "It's always DNS"
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Floppies made punched cards obsolete, and its successors ruled software distribution for the next 20 years. "Don't copy that floppy"
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Kent Sharkey wrote: "Don't copy that floppy"
Now that's a phrase I've not heard in a long time. A long time.
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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Researchers paint a grim picture of a corporate mind-melding future via brain-computer interface technology that's as addictive as opioids. "Nothing was your own except the few cubic centimetres inside your skull."
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Gizmodo wrote: that's as addictive as opioids.
There's an ad to stay away.
I did morfine in the hospital. Ehr, I did lots of it. Stay away. Here there be dragons.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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In .NET 6.0, we are shipping a new C# source generator to help improve the performance of applications that use System.Text.Json. Because JSON is the new XML
Just without data typing, standards; and pretty, pretty angle brackets.
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In this two-part series, we will be specifically looking into the Ethereum Blockchain, its smart contracts feature, and interacting with that feature in an Uno Platform cross-platform class library. In case you want to bring about world peace
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The Square CEO said issues with the current monetary system distract 'from the bigger problems.’ You may say he's a dreamer...but yeah, he's a dreamer
Save us from tech CEOs...
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