Comments on: My desk at Microsoft http://www.redecho.org/2008/04/29/my-desk-at-microsoft/ my life, reflected and filtered Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:26:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Mars Saxman http://www.redecho.org/2008/04/29/my-desk-at-microsoft/#comment-1205 Tue, 27 May 2008 18:14:39 +0000 http://www.redecho.org/2008/04/29/my-desk-at-microsoft/#comment-1205 Yes, that's the Fowler book. I haven't referred to it in a while, but it definitely changed the way I think about software development. There will definitely be a lot of refactoring work to do. Right now I'm still just learning how to get around the code base. Yes, that’s the Fowler book. I haven’t referred to it in a while, but it definitely changed the way I think about software development.

There will definitely be a lot of refactoring work to do. Right now I’m still just learning how to get around the code base.

]]> by: Frank Bitterlich http://www.redecho.org/2008/04/29/my-desk-at-microsoft/#comment-1204 Tue, 27 May 2008 16:35:43 +0000 http://www.redecho.org/2008/04/29/my-desk-at-microsoft/#comment-1204 Is that "Refactoring" by Martin Fowler in the bookshelf? If yo, you've got a lot of work in front of you :) Is that “Refactoring” by Martin Fowler in the bookshelf? If yo, you’ve got a lot of work in front of you :)

]]> by: Rachel http://www.redecho.org/2008/04/29/my-desk-at-microsoft/#comment-1166 Thu, 01 May 2008 00:51:23 +0000 http://www.redecho.org/2008/04/29/my-desk-at-microsoft/#comment-1166 UGH, I hate those split hands keyboards. They are incredibly uncomfortable and I can't type worth a darn on them. UGH, I hate those split hands keyboards. They are incredibly uncomfortable and I can’t type worth a darn on them.

]]> by: Mars Saxman http://www.redecho.org/2008/04/29/my-desk-at-microsoft/#comment-1161 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:11:53 +0000 http://www.redecho.org/2008/04/29/my-desk-at-microsoft/#comment-1161 The Apple keyboard is great, except for the way the number pad forces me to shift my hands left. I have one at home too, and will probably get a second one for work to replace the big black split-hands thing, which I can barely manage to type on. Nobody cares what you bring in - I've seen people taking notes on MacBooks in meetings. No dual-monitor setup, I just have two machines. I'm not sure why they bothered giving me the second one, though, since it seems to be nearly impossible to use one machine for development and the other for testing, and everyone looks at me like I come from another planet when I talk about doing so. Apparently standard practice here is to do all your actual work on one machine, and reserve the other one for email. The Apple keyboard is great, except for the way the number pad forces me to shift my hands left. I have one at home too, and will probably get a second one for work to replace the big black split-hands thing, which I can barely manage to type on. Nobody cares what you bring in - I’ve seen people taking notes on MacBooks in meetings.

No dual-monitor setup, I just have two machines. I’m not sure why they bothered giving me the second one, though, since it seems to be nearly impossible to use one machine for development and the other for testing, and everyone looks at me like I come from another planet when I talk about doing so. Apparently standard practice here is to do all your actual work on one machine, and reserve the other one for email.

]]> by: Christian Miller http://www.redecho.org/2008/04/29/my-desk-at-microsoft/#comment-1160 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:45:23 +0000 http://www.redecho.org/2008/04/29/my-desk-at-microsoft/#comment-1160 They let you bring that Apple keyboard in there? Are the dual monitors hooked up to a single machine? They let you bring that Apple keyboard in there? Are the dual monitors hooked up to a single machine?

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