How to write code when people keep interrupting you.

I am bad at job searches. Most of my career has been spent fleeing one dumpster fire only to find myself in some new catastrophe. And while it was not in any way pleasant at the time, those experiences gave me a great perspective on the many ways companies can suck. It also meant that I spent a lot of time writing code in… let’s say suboptimal conditions: six-plus meetings a day, open office plans, ten-plus year old code, meddlesome boss, architect astronauts — the sort of places where it is hard for anyone to make any sort of progress. So I adapted. I learned how…