What makes programmers unhappy?

[MickeyD]

Following from this article in the IT News section... https://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/883340-Top-10-things-which-make-programmers-unhappy

 

[bwana]

No "who cares" option available?

 

[MickeyD]

No "who cares" option available?

only 10 options... probably gets listed under the last one.

 

[bwana]

only 10 options... probably gets listed under the last one.

So it's a life in general option?

 

[Oppiekoffie]

Bad communicaition. Although its probably so bad out there that making it an option would be redundant because its everywhere.

 

[skimread]

Being stuck in problem solving

That's the coolest part

 

[DeathStrike]

Bad communicaition. Although its probably so bad out there that making it an option would be redundant because its everywhere.

+1

and crappy code with no comments.

 

[Pho3nix]

So many people with under-performing colleagues?

 

[cguy]

"Crap pay" should also be on the list above. Most of the programmer specific items are minor in comparison to not being appreciated (financially) for one's work.

 

[whatwhat]

No option for open plan offices.

 

[scudsucker]

The poll (if there even is one) doesn't show up in either portrait or landscape in Chrome on Android.

I guess that bring up one of the things that makes THIS programmer unhappy: incompetent devs and sloppy QA.

 

[Neoprod]

No option for open plan offices.

Did you mean you want an open plan office? That would be a first for me (assuming you are a dev or involved in IT).

 

[Solarion]

Being stuck in problem solving

That's the coolest part

Not when you have a client breathing down your neck and that client happens to be Denel...

 

[biometrics]

Not when you have a client breathing down your neck and that client happens to be Denel...

Don't they write their own software?! :wtf:

 

[Impulse_One]

That's the coolest part

Not so cool when they say "Do something like that..." *client presents a paper with one mockup and no spec*

And then you try to figure out what the client wants. In a week or so, they ask on progress. You present a working prototype and gets rejected, because of reasons where not specified earlier. Client leaves you with one clue.

Return to problem solving, trying to work around the existing prototype (or worse, do it all over again). And then in the middle of week, the boss says it is not valid option, try a different technology (often, the one you never worked with, little known in professional environments and barely applicable to the problem).

The circle continues on. At least, I am not paying for my wasted time, client does. But money cannot buy stress and nerve recovery.

 

[Solarion]

Don't they write their own software?! :wtf:

Not all of it no.

 

[biometrics]

Not all of it no.

:twisted:

 

[Solarion]

:twisted:

 

[Easter Bunny]

no option for "sales people".


sales guy: "does the brand new thundermax6000 work on our legacy program that hasn't been actively developed in the last 5 years?"
me: "no. and no plans to do that either"

*in french accent*
3 MONTHS LATER...

sales guy: "does the brand new thundermax6000 work on our legacy program that hasn't been actively developed in the last 5 years?"
me: "no. and no plans to do that either"
sales guy: "ohhhh... i just sold a customer R1000000 worth of thundermax6000 devices. how long will it take to make it work? it needs to be working by next month... so 2 weeks... hahaha!"

 

[Vio]

+1

and crappy code with no comments.

If you need to comment your code then it is crappy.