[scoutt]

I don't think it is intended to be stared at it 8 hours-straight.

I thinks it's more like a clock: you look at it several times a day, and not only when you hear an alarm.

[tilolebo]

Clocks are an anti pattern...

Why would you want to have the time displayed permanently? It's such a distraction for developers.

Just set automated alerts for lunch and end of day and that's it.

[scoutt]

Well, I have a clock in the wall in front of me that permanently displays the time. I check the time several times a day, for example to check how much time left I have to do something before lunch or going home, or a having a meeting.

I don't know why are we discussing the practical uses of a clock. I can't imagine a life where one is allowed to look at a clock only when an alarm or alert is triggered.

[gtyras2mrs]

Sounds like sarcasm to me. (Since folks somewhere above say that monitoring dashboards are an anti pattern and what you need is alerts)

[dvtrn]

Clocks are an anti-pattern

Well this is a first for me...

[lioeters]

Calendars, clocks, real-time notifications, and video chats are all anti-patterns, distracting developers from their zone of genius. Just send a concise email at the beginning/end of the day/week. (One can only dream..)