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Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule (2009)
July 2009 One reason programmers dislike meetings so much is that they're on a different type of schedule from other people. Meetings cost them more. There are two types of schedule, which I'll call the manager's schedule and the maker's schedule. The manager's schedule is for bosses. It's embodied in the traditional…
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Apr 25, 2018 | Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule (2009) by ibobev | 383 | 130 |
| Jul 22, 2009 | Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule by mqt | 312 | 89 |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Maker's schedule, Manager's schedule (2009) by mad2021 | 197 | 74 |
| Dec 1, 2015 | Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule (2009) by MarlonPro | 156 | 28 |
| Sep 17, 2019 | Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule (2009) by glacials | 153 | 22 |
| Jul 28, 2021 | Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule (2009) by feross | 146 | 39 |
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