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You’re most productive when…
A recent TNS post discussed the factors that make developers productive. You code best when:
The work is interesting to me.
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I get lots of uninterrupted work time.
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I am well-supported by a good toolset.
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I understand the entire code base.
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All of the above.
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I am equally productive all the time.
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AUTHOR PROFILE
Loraine Lawson
Loraine Lawson

Loraine Lawson is a veteran technology reporter who has covered technology issues from data integration to security for 25 years. Before joining The New Stack, she served as the editor of the banking technology site Bank Automation News. She has also worked as a freelance tech blogger for IT Business Edge, IT Manager editor at Tech Republic, a print journalist who covered the Oklahoma City bombing and a public relations officer/webmaster for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.

STORIES BY Loraine Lawson
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How AI Is Shifting Developer Culture and Work at GitHub
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The Case for (and Against) Monorepos on the Frontend
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