Comment Re:Really?!! Shocking!! (Score 1) 91
Hmmm.. maybe my sarcasm wasn't as apparent as I expected...
Hmmm.. maybe my sarcasm wasn't as apparent as I expected...
I'd still feel stupid holding the thing up to my ear...
What they are not doing is developing enterprise software!
It's not a question of whether you trust they are working or not, the tools still only allow limited communication. Getting a team to spike on something, IMO, requires them to be interactive at a more interpersonal level than using FaceTime or Skype.
Most companies get more team value from having the team co-located - especially with Agile practices. Having to work out "Where is ?" is a bitch when you are supposed to be getting a job done as a team (especially with Continuous Delivery).
I encourage my team to be in the office because we don't have just one person working on a feature or pumping out quick fixes all the time and when something goes wrong we all need to get on the job of fixing ASAP.
What? you're not allowed to be a developer if you're gay? Seriously!
It's just not the interest of living in the city, companies are paying the salaries to live in the city, relocating people from anywhere in America to live in SF, if anything companies want you to be in SF.
The companies know having the staff co-located and being close to the action is going to be more productive than coordinating a team across the web.
1) Apple culture heavily weighted towards having latest shiny object
Well I'm not sure it's just the Apple culture. I for one like my shiny new objects whether they be Apple, Nintendo, Microsoft or.... hmmm... nope thats it.
It's a naive, domestic operating system without any breeding, but I think you'll be amused by its presumption.