Survey Results - Do you prefer working on a single project or multiple projects at any given time?

...work on 4 consecutive private projects than one single project assigned to me by my employer...

AND spend some time on CP and The Chive....

Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Just because a thing is new don’t mean that it’s better - Will Rogers, September 4, 1932

I used to view The Chive almost every day. I prefer being too busy to care.

Hogan

I don't like to jump every few minutes between things (as I have sometimes to do), because it makes it quite difficult to concentrate on something.

But speaking about big projects... it can be bit boring and dangerous as well. I mean dangerous because sometimes big projects have very specific things. If you have only a reduced bunch of things to work with/on and the time you need to do it is very long, there is a risk you start forgetting other things that not being used.

I think the best is to have one thing to focus on, but changing that thing every few weeks.

Regards.
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M.D.V. Wink | ;)

If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
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If project have your dependency then have to work on multiple projects. Sometimes we do not have choice...

Thanks
-Amit Gajjar (MinterProject)

I've been working on a rather big project for over a year now... I wouldn't mind a change of view.
I can work on multiple projects at the same time. Although I don't want to hear stuff like "that project should've been finished last week!" because it's not going to happen when I have to focus on more than one...

It's an OO world.

C#

public class Naerling : Lazy<Person>{
    public void DoWork(){ throw new NotImplementedException(); }
}

... but like to have a small side-project to switch temporarily once in a while

Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality!!!
http://aniruddhaloya.blogspot.com

my 'personal cpu' is bored of 'single thread' thinking or working! Poke tongue | ;-P

I like to concentrate entirely on one project at a time. That allows me to have laser-like focus on the issue and how to solve it in code. It also helps me minimize mistakes, since the code I've recently written is fresh in my mind. However, I also need a brain reset once in a while. Something different to shake things up and get me thinking in new directions again. That is why I do side projects or small non-urgent programs as well. I don't put a lot of effort into them, but that change in topic often helps me better accomplish my main project.

Of course, all of this is dependent on what is actually possible. Sometimes I'm given multiple projects that have to be worked on at the same time.

Option	Votes	%
I can only do one project at a time	98	6.97
I prefer a single project at a time	753	53.52
I have no preference	168	11.94
I prefer multiple projects at once	233	16.56
I need to work on more than one thing at once	155	11.02
Total	1,407	100%