You might think I’m kidding but one the program owners that I work with has a strict “Do not talk to Ivan” policy for her team.

Why?

Simply put: Interruptions kill progress.

Programmers have to mentally load extremely complex mental models to do our jobs.  There are a million and one little things that I’m trying to keep “in mind” when I write code.  Stuff I write ends up in dozens of apps.  Those apps help drive a multi-billion dollar business.  (58 billion, at the last reporting.)   So do you really want me to answer your question about highlight colors in a editable cell or would you like for me to keep my mind on writing the validation logic?   Continue reading Marshmallow Test →