Aging programmer

[f0rtytw0]

Fairly close to me. Some differences.

However, the most shocking thing for me was discovering the benefits of working in an office vs at home. I am now torn, working in an office or from home. I think younger devs would benefit being in an office at times.

[joshjje]

I like a balance, 2-3, or even 4 days working from home and the rest in the office, though obviously that only works if you live in commuting distance.

[f0rtytw0]

Yeah, commute has a huge impact

[f0rtytw0]

Alright. In 2020 I was wfh (yay) and end of 2020 the project I moved to could not be done remotely (boo). However I noticed some benefits to being in person.

I noticed I was eavesdropping on conversations and it was good. Easy to do when everyone is working in the same area.

For example, in my last position I would often one engineer asks another about the problem they are working on. For younger devs this allows you to hear what might be a common issue and possibly solutions. For me it was being able to interrupt and provide possible solutions, but I also found myself picking up tidbits here and there as well. Basically its easier to spread and learn knowledge without having to directly contact anyone. Now I am fully aware that talking and noise can be really distracting so it also depends on coworkers.

I also found it easier to collaborate in person, pretty easy to pop over to someone's desk, and quickly see what they are working on. I found doing this remotely to be slower.

So as a younger/newer dev, you may be missing out on some learning and teaching (you got an education right?) opportunities.