#Developer-Productivity
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Flow state: Why fragmented thinking is worse than any interruption
Nick Moore surveys flow-state research and argues developer productivity suffers more from internal fragmentation (self-interruption, rote mundane tasks) than from external interruptions like Slack pings.
14 Actionable Tips For Developer Productivity
Prismic argues that developer productivity comes from better tools, automation, focus, and steady learning, while avoiding multitasking, distraction, and burnout.
Scott Hanselman's 2014 Ultimate Developer and Power Users Tool List for Windows
Scott Hanselman lists the Windows utilities, store apps, browser add-ins, launchers, and developer tools he uses often, with notes on built-in features in Windows 8.1 and older favorites.
Why software builds fail
Google researchers analyzed 26 million builds to ask how often builds fail, why they fail and how long fixes take. Dependency errors dominated, and build failure rates did not track frequency or experience.
Rumors of Ruby’s Demise
The post argues that Ruby is still a strong choice because developer joy and productivity matter, and that concurrency hype often reflects problems faced by only a small slice of teams.