What was it like to be a software engineer at NeXT?

Re:What was it like to be a software engineer at NeXT? by SpecialistEMT on Monday July 23, 2018 @03:13AM (#17591034)

Same here. I simply cant do it, physically. I feel im much weaker than the average person. Im not depressed. Im 32 and need 9 hours of sleep or i wont feel productive. I can pull an allnighter but then i feel like shit the whole week. I get 2-day hangovers when im drinking. Did all the blood and liver tests, chest xrays everything seems fine.

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Re:What was it like to be a software engineer at NeXT? by akuji1993 on Monday July 23, 2018 @05:15AM (#17591505)

You are not weak, you are normal. There are a lot of people, my brother included, that need their sleep and simply can't function without it.

You only think of yourself as weak, because you compare yourself to people working 12-15 hours every day for years, because they want to "make it" in the software world. In the end, most of them are going to be burned out and depressed, with no family or friends around, because they simply didn't have any time developing that part of their lives. Hopefully, some of them will continue on to do that then later in life.

I'm okay with 7 hours of sleep every day and can function well for 8 hours of work in the work week. But then I need time on the weekends with my friends and with myself to recover. When I'm doing a lot of overtime, the first thing I do on Friday evening is come home, get out of my shoes and fall onto my bed. It's completely normal to be tired after 8 hours of work and needing sleep. Our super-fast, ever changing society puts a lot of pressure on us, and at some point, people will not function under that pressure anymore. Which is why mental health issues are on a high rise.

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Re:What was it like to be a software engineer at NeXT? by bartread on Monday July 23, 2018 @04:09AM (#17591269)

> I get 2-day hangovers when im drinking.

You may just be getting older. These started for me at 40. And it's not just the physical symptoms: the multiple days of depression and low motivation after they've subsided are deeply unpleasant as well. Drinking to excess just isn't worth it any more, if it ever was.

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Re:What was it like to be a software engineer at NeXT? by TomMarius on Monday July 23, 2018 @04:24AM (#17591316)

I'm in my early twenties and I really don't see the appeal of drinking so much that one gets a hangover. Maybe it has different effects on me? Because I start getting sick in progress of drinking after around 5th or 6th beer (I'm Czech, this is considered low amount, my buddies can drink 10 with no problems).

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Re:What was it like to be a software engineer at NeXT? by archagon on Monday July 23, 2018 @01:50PM (#17594415)

For the record, you’re in good company: even John Carmack can’t function very well without 8 hours of sleep. https://twitter.com/id_aa_carmack/status/932600909632327680?...

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Re:What was it like to be a software engineer at NeXT? by ronyfadel on Monday July 23, 2018 @03:32AM (#17591105)

What precisely made you do the bloodwork?

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Re:What was it like to be a software engineer at NeXT? by SpecialistEMT on Monday July 23, 2018 @03:41PM (#17595336)

After 23-25 ive noticed my hangovers getting worse when drinking on the weekends or once every 2 weeks. I thought maybe its a liver problem. Blood tests are just a regular thing i do every year with my health insurance. I was never a heavy drinker, but like hanging out with colleagues and staying out longer once in a while.

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