If you’re in charge of a team of software developers—and I hope this isn’t going to shock you—it’s important to keep them happy. Happy coders code faster.1 Happy coders act as evangelists for your company in their developer communities, making it easier to recruit. Perhaps most importantly, happy coders are less likely to leave you for another firm, taking with them all of the years of accumulated know-how about your particular software and technology stack that makes them so much more valuable than a new hire. Given that software developers tend to ...
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Patrick Gleeson, Working with Coders, 10.1007/978-1-4842-2701-5_9
9. Keeping Coders Happy
Or At Least, How to Avoid Some Common Sources of Misery
Patrick Gleeson1
(1)London, UK
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