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Re:Expecting programmers to problem solve for 8 hours is stupid by zzzcpan on Friday July 05, 2019 @11:52AM (#20363458)
> In my case, and I'd wager a significant chunk of this community, doesn't have too much of a problem putting in an 8 hour day.

I don't think I ever encountered programmers working 8 hours per day 5 days a week. Even 6 hours per day is too draining, only young people can do it. Sustainable productive programming work is like 15-20 hours per week tops without strict bounds on how much you can do in a day.

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Re:Expecting programmers to problem solve for 8 hours is stupid by ineedasername on Friday July 05, 2019 @12:48PM (#20363923)
Maybe it's just a difference of culture. I work in more of an Enterprise atmosphere, and the idea that we wouldn't put in 8 hours seems ridiculous. Sure, it's no all tech work, there's meetings and such, but it's generally a productive 8 hours.
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