Something like 6-8 hours on weekdays, and like 4 on weekends. I count coding as having the editor open and I'm either actively writing/reading code, or research

Something like 6-8 hours on weekdays, and like 4 on weekends. I count coding as having the editor open and I'm either actively writing/reading code, or researching something that will help me write code. I used to be closer to 2 hours/day, early in my career, and it definitely held me back. I was told that meetings and talking to people counted as work, which is true - but they don't make me a better programmer. The act of just writing code constantly has made me advance tremendously in the last couple of years.