From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,92c39a3be0a7f17d X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-12-10 10:49:32 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!psinet-eu-nl!psiuk-p4!psiuk-p3!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Future with Ada Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 13:25:32 -0500 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9v2umt$qb3$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <3wdH7.20135$xS6.32614@www.newsranger.com> <9tqete0gqc@drn.newsguy.com> <3C0924D6.2B5A3087@adaworks.com> <9v2nld$n7h$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3C14EAE6.FD136C34@otelco.net> <196R7.56219$xS6.90429@www.newsranger.com> <9v2rme$p0h$1@nh.pace.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1008008733 26979 136.170.200.133 (10 Dec 2001 18:25:33 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 10 Dec 2001 18:25:33 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:17702 Date: 2001-12-10T18:25:33+00:00 List-Id: Sure. But there can be other barriers as well. Colocation might be seen as critical to keeping productivity high. The inability to actually supervise anyone and be sure that they are spending their day in a semi-productive manner can also be an issue. (Not always possible even when someone is on-site, but at least you get a better feeling for it.) Managing programmers is enough like hearding cats as it is - how much harder would it be if all the cats are in different locations and have less communications between them? Can you effectively keep everyone on the same chapter/verse if they are spread out all over? What about the costs of getting the whole team together as will be necessary on some non-trivial number of occasions? I'm not saying it can't be done - I've seen it be relatively successful in some realizations. Its just that there are downsides - real or imagined - that can get in the way of companies willingness to try it. (It isn't exactly a "No Brainer" that telecommuting is a "good" thing. It might not be in any given set of circumstances.) MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com Web: http://www.mcondic.com/ "Larry Kilgallen" wrote in message news:vuS7rReZ0o$c@eisner.encompasserve.org... > > Sites that don't do government classified shops might have a competitive > advantage in getting people if they can offer telecommuting.