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Discussion on: Programmers who only code at work

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Decebal Dobrica

I don't like to talk about other people, I could certainly say how I use time away from work and what works best for me:

  1. I love to take some time away from programming when doing investigative work with hands on approach, it gives me 2 advantages : an opportunity to look at a problem with a fresh eye perspective and my brain can dwell on problems I might be needing to refine

  2. When at home, I suffer if I have ideas that I want to try and no opportunities to do so. I can sense that I stagnate when this happens.

  3. There are times when , in a discussion, one can just tell how many hours of practice someone has put into a skill, he might know about the technique, but their lack of skill shows and is detrimental to my productivity when in a discussion

That being said, I think we as humans tend to think less of people that don't put the hours in. I however love to lead people and there is certainly a place for people that know techniques in the teams I interact with or am part of.