News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Only code at work? That doesn’t make you a worse programmer.

Re:Only code at work? That doesn’t make you a worse programmer by bitcoinboi9 on Sunday March 04, 2018 @04:56PM (#16517020)
I've found that stuff I do at work sometimes sucks the life out of me. Doing a 2-3 day project at home somehow brings the life in me and I no longer find the work so tiring and can again be productive.

If I don't do that, I never recover. I can take a passive or active vacation and get back to work still being unmotivated.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Only code at work? That doesn’t make you a worse programmer by pavel_lishin on Sunday March 04, 2018 @05:47PM (#16517278)
Yup. I love getting time to work on a pure passion project, even if it's something silly. I happen to enjoy coding; it makes me happy.

But not everyone is like that. Other people are recharged by spending time with their family, or riding a bike, or getting diamond tier in Overwatch or whatever.

[ Parent | on HN ]