How frequently do you code?

#dailywork #job #career #discuss

I'm interested in how frequently my fellow developers code on the job. Your pet projects, the time you spend learning a new framework during lunchtime, whatever else doesn't count. Only the coding activities that are required for your daily job.

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I'll announce the results in a later posts.

Top comments (8)

Deepak Singh • Jul 17 '18

Most of my time at the day job is spent coding except code reviews and requirement related discussions (which i think are a part of code itself.)

I mostly sit down for a couple of hours after dinner to learn anything new that might come my way. And this is not always about code.

Sandor Dargo • Jul 18 '18

It's great that you have dedicated time to learn. Do you have a learning plan or what do you mean by "anything that might come your way"?

Deepak Singh • Jul 20 '18

I read up learn about new things that discover during my work hours, like a new library, or a new open-source project that seems helpful in certain context. Any references from co-workers.

Besides that I take up topics just out of curiosity. Recently I have started spend a good lot of time reading about marketing and research.

Kyle Stephens • Jul 16 '18

"the time you spend learning a new framework during lunchtime" ~ Never. Always take a break and eat a healthy lunch.

Sandor Dargo • Jul 16 '18

I agree with many parts.

I think that you shouldn't use your lunchtime for something that is needed for your work.

The example I had in mind is that I'm interested in mobile apps - I'm a backend developer - and I use some of my lunchtimes to experiment with Flutter. It has nothing to do with my job, it's just to expand my mind.

And I completely agree on the importance of quality food. Most of the time, I bring my own food from home. Luckily we a have a place to hear up our food. When we didn't, I made a place, even though the security was not always so happy about it :)

Quentin Sonrel • Jul 18 '18

I spend most of my time at work "coding" since it's my main role, although my actual coding time ranges from 4 to 5 hours a day, the rest being testing, reviewing, meetings, etc...

I typically don't use my lunch break to do work related things, if I do code or learn something at that time of the day, it's for my side (personal) projects.