Interruptions in the work of programmers: what the body says and the mind denies

The image of the fully concentrated developer, immersed in lines of code as if nothing else existed, has become a symbol of extreme productivity. Therefore, interrupting someone in that state is often considered almost a sacrilege in the world of software. However, a recent research from the University of Vanderbilt questions this perception, shedding an unexpected light on how interruptions actually affect the well-being and performance of prog…