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Anthony Fung

Thanks for sharing.

I agree with the points made, and found the cartoons funny because they're true. Two points I'd like to add:

  • Depending on where you work, it might be possible to get a standing desk. At one place I worked, someone had a desk where the desk supports were telescopic: the whole desktop could be raised. At another, it was possible to ask for (smaller) platforms that you can put onto your desk to lift your IT equipment for standing use.

  • One of the traps that people can fall into to feeling attached to their code. It's good to feel proud of what you've created. But if you don't keep in mind that you're writing it for the team (and 'giving it away'), it's easy to get upset if it's (constructively) criticised during code-reviews.