Hi Jordan,

You are running your own software shop, so you can establish rules
that you find most productive.

My opinion is that real developers are much more productive when they feel comfortable at their workplace. Presenting people with the challenges / goals to achieve, works much better then strict set of rules.
( Except of course coding rules & standards :) )

Dificult part is to find/keep self driven and responsible people that will
form good 'crew'. Then no port is to far and no sea is to rough :)


Rgds+++
Sergio


>>Can your employees freely chose color of their ties
>>or matter is regulated by 'rules of conduct' ?
>>
>
>Hi Sergio,
>
>No joke. To my programmers is forbidden freely chose color of their ties.
>Even I forbid to use them :-P
>In my office is alowed only using of T-shirts, jeans and sweaters. No official dress. If some one come in official dresss this mean that he was on interview in other firm and I automacally fire him/her.
>
>We do not expect someone to apply for a job.
>Standardly we hunt for people in univercity, which have relational DB thinking and train them