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What makes you the most productive as a Developer?

Survey period: 16 Aug 2021 to 23 Aug 2021

Small things can make a big difference.

OptionVotes% 
A fast, powerful machine32842.16
Solid chunks of uninterrupted time to work61679.18
Clear directions, specs, thoughts, ideas. Just point me in the right direction!48762.60
A good office setup: good chair, enough monitor real estate, endless caffeine25833.16
A good team to work with27535.35
Training. As much as I need11815.17
Good, supported tools (IDEs, components, bug tracking, DevOps etc)34344.09
IT support. The more I have to work on the OS, DB, tools, deploy etc, the less I get done10513.50
An occasional thank you25332.52
Other273.47
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%



 
GeneralRe: Regarding a powerful machine Pin
stheller231-Jan-24 8:04
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ronlease18-Aug-21 2:18
professionalronlease18-Aug-21 2:18 
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stheller218-Aug-21 6:30
stheller218-Aug-21 6:30 
GeneralMost of the list, and... Pin
Daniel Pfeffer16-Aug-21 3:39
professionalDaniel Pfeffer16-Aug-21 3:39 
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Greg Utas16-Aug-21 7:54
professionalGreg Utas16-Aug-21 7:54 
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Nelek16-Aug-21 8:13
protectorNelek16-Aug-21 8:13 
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Greg Utas16-Aug-21 8:20
professionalGreg Utas16-Aug-21 8:20 
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Nelek16-Aug-21 8:26
protectorNelek16-Aug-21 8:26 
Greg Utas wrote:
I get it. A budget-conscious version of noise-cancelling headphones!
Not only, I really appretiate the music too. Only noise cancelling would be too boring Poke tongue | ;-P
M.D.V. Wink | ;)

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stheller217-Aug-21 2:05
stheller217-Aug-21 2:05 
GeneralMotivation Pin
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Daniel Pfeffer16-Aug-21 3:41
professionalDaniel Pfeffer16-Aug-21 3:41 
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Daniel Pfeffer16-Aug-21 21:07
professionalDaniel Pfeffer16-Aug-21 21:07 
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stheller217-Aug-21 2:07
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Daniel Pfeffer17-Aug-21 8:04
professionalDaniel Pfeffer17-Aug-21 8:04 
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Dan Neely16-Aug-21 8:43
Dan Neely16-Aug-21 8:43 
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Jacquers16-Aug-21 23:14
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GeneralOther ... Pin
Amarnath S15-Aug-21 20:15
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Mathew Crothers15-Aug-21 20:18
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Ralf Meier15-Aug-21 23:30
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Daniel Pfeffer16-Aug-21 4:35
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11917640 Member 16-Aug-21 3:05
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Greg Utas16-Aug-21 7:49
professionalGreg Utas16-Aug-21 7:49 
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Greg Utas16-Aug-21 7:57
professionalGreg Utas16-Aug-21 7:57 

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