> the best code is written when you are supposed to do something else > programmers are likely to spend more energies in their open source side projects than d

> the best code is written when you are supposed to do something else > programmers are likely to spend more energies in their open source side projects than during office hours These remind me of Paul Graham's essay "Holding a Program in One's Head": http://www.paulgraham.com/head.html http://www.paulgraham.com/head.html > It's striking how often programmers manage to hit all eight points by accident. Someone has an idea for a new project, but because it's not officially sanctioned, he has to do it in off hours—which turn out to be more productive because there are no distractions. > ordinary programmers working in typical office conditions never really understand the problems they're solving