When are you a better coder ?

suntra

Personally, in the evening and in the night (something like from 8-9 pm till 2-3 am)...

I tend to think that geeks are more active at night... is it only an impression ?

Protato

we are vampires. For tonight i'm thinking 4:30AM is an optimal stopping point, I can no longer remember when I started.

stolzyboy

morning (6am-12pm) are my most productive hours... afternoons are typically a waste...

rulian

If the weather sucks and nothing is good on TV, I'm very efficient
Otherwise all is lost

zabmilenko

If nobody else is home or awake, it's coding time. If anybody else walks in, they want to "talk" and stuff, and that really drops productivity to almost nothing.

There is nothing worse than spending 30 minutes trying to type faster than you think with 10 different tabs open on Eclipse, all edited when someone walks in and asks a question, twice, and starts actually expecting a response. Just to send the message, I like to silently put the keyboard down, slowly cross my legs, look up to them in stages, and say "now... what?"

You would think that after a solid minute of talking into the side of someone's slowly nodding face they would get the clue on their own, but apes are persistent. Sheeeeesh!

Protato

zbmilenko -- How do we communicate that feeling in non-violent terms they can understand? In my experience all forms of jackasserie fail to translate into learned responses. The best solution I could come up with was to stop coming to the office.

laserlight

The best solution I could come up with was to stop coming to the office.

Try pair programming instead?

stolzyboy

Protato wrote:
zbmilenko -- How do we communicate that feeling in non-violent terms they can understand? In my experience all forms of jackasserie fail to translate into learned responses. The best solution I could come up with was to stop coming to the office.

I try and throw large heavy objects when that happens. They get the picture pretty fast.

Protato

I could throw my paired programmer? I think we're onto something.

--edit--
and with out a second thought I broke my non-violence approach. ::sigh::

redrage

when i'm at work. cause if i'm home i rarely even think about coding unless someone calls from work and says they need something. I'm usually stuck on my guitar or WoW lol.

rulian

Thinking about this, I think the quality of my code really depends on who it's for and what the project is, more so then the mood or time I am in.

For clients that love to rush me, cut my deadlines and budget, I purposefully do not do anything advance in their code. If they want it fast, that is how they will get it.

For projects I have an interest in, clients who I really enjoy working for definately get a better piece of software.

For myself oddly enough, the code is good, but painstakingly slow as I am free to do what ever I want it can bogg down my decision making abilities.

NogDog

I am not a morning person. It does not matter what time I go to bed or how much sleep I get, between sunrise and noon always seems to be the least productive time of day for me.

jvfconsulting

Just keep the coffee pot on and I'll keep going no matter what time of day...

suntra

Coffee.... hell... I just drank too much of it... I am on vacation for 3 weeks (I go to university)... zzzzzzz

NogDog

Ugghh...caffeine, probably one of the most addictive of the unregulated drugs. I've been off the stuff for at least half a dozen years now and feel better for it. The only thing I miss is Mountain Dew, as they do not market a caffeine-free version (except in some limited markets).

dougal85

4pm onwards, or any time when under pressure. Work expands to fill the available time.

The matter of fact is, I don't start until late on because i put it off and "waste" time on places like phpbuilder.com

laserlight

Well, it's past 4 a.m. for me, but I think I tend to do best in the afternoon and night with enough rest. Too late in the late and my productivity level drops due to fatigue.

Shrike

Mornings always seem to be the best. I start work at 8am and the office doesn't get busy till about 9.30. After that there are too many interruptions until late afternoon.

Horizon88

At work, normally, since I'm being paid to do it. 😃 On my own, late evenings to early morning - 8 or 10pm til about 3am. I'm definitely not a morning person either, though. NogDog's got it right - I wish I could kick my caffeine habit but I just get so sluggish without my mountain dew 😢