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Here's the thing: you get better at something the more time you spend on it. Someone who's been coding for 5 years but codes in their spare time is going to be
by Sir_Cmpwn 7y ago
Here's the thing: you get better at something the more time you spend on it. Someone who's been coding for 5 years but codes in their spare time is going to be as good as or better than someone who's done it for 8 years strictly on the job. And the effects don't stop, those who code in their spare time will always be outpacing those who don't and the gap will always be growing between them. Yes, it's perfectly OK to only code at work - assuming you understand that your career will advance at a proportional pace.
- xupybd 7y agoThat depends on the number of hours you're doing. If you're only coding at work but doing 70 hour weeks, you don't really have the time or energy to code at home.
- Sir_Cmpwn 7y agoFor a discussion about maintaining a healthy work/life balance, that sure is far from it.
- bitwize 7y ago1) Most corporate software doesn't have that high of a quality threshold. You don't have to eat, live, and breathe code in order to produce good code that works, especially with today's tools and libraries. 2) Some people do better if they have an opportunity to decompress at home. Their subconscious works on tough problems while they're relaxed or asleep so when they go into work the following day, they're closer to a solution. An opportunity they might've lost if they coded in the evenings after spending all day in front of a computer.