# Focus

URL: /show/coder-radio/17/
> On heels of our discussion of burnout Chris and Mike discuss a lead cause of burnout: a lack of focus. For developers, focus can mean a lot different things: raw concentration, choosing a single platform, or sticking with a project even when the grass looks a whole lot greener elsewhere.

- Show: [Coder Radio](/show/coder-radio/)
- Episode: 17
- Date: 2012-10-01
- Hosts: chris, michael
- YouTube: https://youtu.be/YrvlWxrbJms





### Episode Links

#### Feedback

  * Karl wants to know what Haskell is.
  * Russell’s [email](http://slexy.org/view/s2158mP1or/index.html)
  * [George shares the Ten Commandments of Good Source and reminds us all to ‘remember the axe murder… when witing commit messages Control](http://www.troyhunt.com/2011/05/10-commandments-of-good-source-control2641.html?m=1\\%22)
  * Jason’s [email](http://slexy.org/view/s2nh13kJEp/index.html)
  * Andrew wants to know why we don’t charge for CR
  * Egon has some feedback on our coverage of burnout last week and reminds us that there is more to life than work. He suggests hugging a loved one to cure / prevent burnout.
  * John wants to hear documentation for dummies
  * A number of people want to defend or attack agile.

#### This Week’s Dev World Hoopla

  * [IP Infringement in the Ubuntu Software Centre?](https://plus.google.com/114946680741631094798/posts/cE6sajbjnwP/index.html)
  * [The PC is Over](http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2012/10/the-pc-is-over.html/index.html)

#### What is Focus and Why Do I Need It?

  * What is focus?
  * How does it help developers
  * Effects on open-source projects

#### The Multiplatform Question

  * At what point does multiplatform become an issue?
  * Doesn’t abstraction help?

#### Audio Book of the Week

  * [Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet](http://www.qksrv.net/click-4897915-102739190980.html?url=https://www.audible.com/pd/ref=sr_1_1?asin=B00846MMWG&qid=1349103473&sr=1-1&source_code=COMA0213WS031709\\%22)

#### Book of the Week

  * <https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002RHN7RM>

#### Tool of the Week

  * [Windows Powershell](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb978526.aspx/index.html)