Developers need uninterrupted time to be productive

They do! It’s not rocket science… I just spent 30 minutes working at home in a cramped workplace (you know, laptop keyboard, touch-pad…) and was able to cram several fixes/updates to a .NET project. My estimate is that I produced the equivalent of 1/2 day at work, or at least 2 good hours from a busy office.

Now, it doesn’t mean we can always do that, or that we even should, but since we all know (PMs, stakeholders, leads and the Dev dudes themselves) why not make an effort to make it work so we all win? It’s not always possible, some (like me) need to sit on meetings, do project planning, help others in their projects and so on. But do set time to do it, close your door, stay home, set a schedule where from X to Y each day, you are not available. 2-4 hours of productive time each day can go a long way 🙂