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Discussion on: Should you write code all the time, even in your free time?

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Cathy Casey-Richards • Edited

I think it depends on each individual person. Some enjoy coding in their free time, some like to only code during work hours, and some are in between. I don’t think any of these options make one person a better developer than another. It’s all about balance for each individual.

I personally love writing code as my day job and enjoy writing code outside of work from time to time, but I also have a lot of other interests that I like to spend my free time on. I may spend more time coding outside of work if there’s a specific project I’m working on, but I also like to devote time to non-coding projects and activities that interest me.

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Pedro Pimenta

Yes, different strokes for different people. I want to add to this that it also isn't black and white. There are times in my life where I totally do code in my free time, but this is not always the case. Sometimes I do nothing, watch movies, play video games. Other times I buy am ukulele and just practice that for a year (yeah, very specific :) and if I'm feeling it, I will start writing code again, because, this is the most important part I want to and enjoy it.