Comments on: Why programmers work at night

By: اكرم محمد عبد الرحمن

اكرم محمد عبد الرحمن — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 22:34:00 +0000

i’ll keep doing it … lolz
I AM A PROGRAMMER I HAVE NO LIFE AT DAY LIGHT BOHAHAHA

By: Swizec

Swizec — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 22:16:00 +0000

One could argue you’re still essentially working at night. Just at the different end of it.

By: Julian Kelsey

Julian Kelsey — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 08:31:00 +0000

Certainly not true for me, I’m most productive if I get up with the sunrise after a good night sleep. I find feeling alert and fresh means I feel much better about the work and subjectively I think I do better quality work. I agree that office distractions can spoil productivity, but for this programmer it’s better to start two hours earlier than work two hours later.

By: Tony Slacik

Tony Slacik — Fri, 25 May 2012 08:42:00 +0000

That’s so true. Thanks for posting, now I know, I am not the only one weird “dirty slob”
And those energy drinks idea is indeed interesting. Will see if it works. Anyway thanks again, really interesting.

By: autonomous

autonomous — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:47:00 +0000

not complete accurate, but everybody feels the need to explain their habits!

By: Guest

Guest — Fri, 04 May 2012 19:27:00 +0000

They make headphones that cancel out the CEO who arrives at 10 am and leaves at 4pm? A “seagull colonel”, if you know the term. They make headphones that cancel out the boss’ daughter appearing in my doorway and demanding that I pay attention to her precious problem RIGHT NOW?

By: TheDude

TheDude — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 14:47:00 +0000

This is all very, very true. Nice post.

<- programmer who's been working at nights his entire life

By: Shouvik Mukherjee

Shouvik Mukherjee — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 04:51:00 +0000

I 100% agree to you! During my 7 day winter break I used to hit bed a 3 in the morning and that was the time when I came up with the overall concept design and coding the framework.It’s 10:18 am in India now. And I can’t concentrate 100% on my codes because there are simply too many distractions.

By: Stefan Beckmann

Stefan Beckmann — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:56:00 +0000

Fuckin true…..

By: Bineshperingat

Bineshperingat — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:57:00 +0000

Good Post. I can relate to certain points. Really enjoyed your breakdown.

By: januzi

januzi — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:06:00 +0000

You have my axe.

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By: RoboMonkey 4000

RoboMonkey 4000 — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:51:00 +0000

I can’t code, I’m just the secretary to the robot in my head. 4AM helps me take a dictation directly rather than trying to arrange a million post-it notes … near narcotic levels of caffeine helps keep the robot running 24/7 for when someone wants me to sit at a desk during the day.

By: Francisc

Francisc — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:31:00 +0000

I enjoyed this, thanks.

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By: Soumya Vinod

Soumya Vinod — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:09:00 +0000

At night we only spoil sleep to get important things done, this mean more concentration on work

By: Eila

Eila — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:52:00 +0000

I totally relate to what you said here. There is “I-didn’t-do-shit” thinking too, but it’s not exclusive. Many thanks for making me feel better because society in fact does make me feel like a “dirty dirty slob.” Pfff… the world is ruled by greedy early-riser despots whose money doen’t make them sleep till 11am

By: Jkirk3279

Jkirk3279 — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:10:00 +0000

When everybody else is sleeping my mind expands, as if having other conscious minds buzzing around takes up vital cycles I need for concentration.

I have thought that perhaps the Sun’s radiation and radio noise might have something to do with it.

By: MoonLightning

MoonLightning — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:35:00 +0000

I just had fun reading the article

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Sascha Lührs — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:22:00 +0000

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By: Sawyerrken

Sawyerrken — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:59:00 +0000

You are not cheating sleep, you are shifting your timezone in your head. When others are sleeping you are working, when others are working, you are sleeping (or not, that’s your choice).

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By: Alan

Alan — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:38:00 +0000

Sounds a lot like ADD.

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By: Keith D Commiskey

Keith D Commiskey — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:20:00 +0000

Wow. When did working at night become a bad or poor sleeping habit? Is a good sleeping habit only sleeping according to normal society? I would think bad or poor sleeping habits have more to do with how much sleep you get vs. need, medically speaking, than when you do it.

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:19:00 +0000

Because I like the smart uniforms and enjoy plotting world domination. )

And you’re the IP-stealing genocidal maniac because…??

(Seriously, why does everyone associate the Nazis with good manners and obeying the law? Surely that’s not the only thing they’ll be remembered for…)