How often do you code

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#1

I want to know how much time others put into programming and such as well as having a life XD. So, how often do you spend coding? I usually program daily unless I take a gaming break where I play League all day.

#2

Rephrased :point:

#3

Typically I schedule 2-3 hours a day :slight_smile:

#4

Whenever I feel like it.

#5

Hi

I should start by saying I probably have the polar opposite of a life, but I like my “life”. :slight_smile: I program 13 hours a day during the summer (unless I have obligations), and on weekends during the rest of the year 11 hours a day, and none during the week during the rest of the year (I would program more if I could).

CopyableCougar4 :slight_smile:

#6

I code about 4 hours a night … with the odd evening off to do “real world” things.

#7

Depends on my mood. I had had days in life where I had coded even when eating, and also days I spend after them going with full sleep.

#8

Always. Coding is just problem solving and you tend to solve hard problems when you are doing something else.

#9

Those sudden breakthroughs while taking a shower :point:

#10

It took me weeks to figure out I was using ‘glUseProgram’ in place of ‘glLinkProgram’.

#11

Whenever I find myself needing to solve a problem that requires code to be solved.

I haven’t had a lot of coding-related projects recently.

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#12

10 hours a day, and I’m still no good!

#13

Whenever somebody pays me for it - regardless of the amount.

#14

Depends on mood and if I have enough free time - sometimes I am not coding at all, sometimes I can write code for 12-14 hours in a row (mostly when I have a lot of motivation - learning something new or implementing very important feature). Usually 3-4 hours though.

#15

I have a cycle where I code from 4-15 hours a day for a few months and then I have a down turn where I only code 2-3 hours a few times per week, but I always think about it…

life? what’s that? haha

#16

eh I usually go through periods of ooh yer lets pogram for a few weeks then I dont do it for a few months , its odd.

#17

If some of you spend little time coding, how is it that you’ve got great projects? Is the fact that I’m self taught, or are there some special breaks? Such wizardry

#18

For the vast majority of people I don’t think you can spend a little time doing anything and produce something great, but if you do a little everyday that’s a different story.

#19

It depends on my current development focus. Some days I don’t touch my code at all because I’m drawing graphics, others it’s all code. But, my total “dev time” is probably about 10-12 hours a day, 7 days a week (or more) balanced between drawing graphics and coding. If I had to guess, I’m probably coding more than doing graphics though. I find myself using a lot of placeholders and eventually playing “catch up” with graphics and drawing for a day or two every other week. That focus will probably slowly shift to mostly graphics though as I drive into adding content to the game, more so than coding core functionality.

#20

I haven’t been coding much recently actually… I need to though.
When I’m into it, I can spend 5-8 hours a day on it, though that is way too much. The people here saying that they spend ~12 a day programming are either lying or have no life.