teleworking tools and methodologies (was Re: Teleowrking [Was: Anyone looking to hire a Python/C++ developer?])
Gordon McMillan
gmcm at hypernet.com
Thu Jan 3 09:28:26 EST 2002
Alex Martelli wrote:
[teleworking]
> I think the theme is very interesting, particularly the sub-theme
> of what methodologies and technologies work, and how well, in
> various teleworking situations.
I've been doing it for 6 years. In my experience the key factor is simply
how responsive people are to email. CVS is also a necessity (well, one
client used ClearCase - I worked out some scripts so I could keep my CVS in
synch with their ClearCase).
I live in rural Maine. No cable, no DSL (coming "soon" <snort>), ISDN would
cost me $400/month + long distance charges for each instant online. I've
used VNC through a tunnel - man oh man, is that painful. Each mouse movement
/ click or keypress means a 2 to 10 second wait (I blame more than half of
that on the pitiful box my client used for the tunnel). And don't run a DOS
box on a remote Windows machine - the "just what changed" logic doesn't
work, so the simple existence of the DOS box will saturate your connection.
But I'm an independent developer, not an employee, so I get a little more
leeway.
[And like the guy who started this thread, I'm looking for new work, too.]
-- Gordon
http://www.mcmillan-inc.com/
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