Just curious. How many hours can you productively program for? When you are programming a certain language can you last longer?
(Feel free to add in something like what your conditions are like and/or some tips to increase your concentration)
A:
9 , 14 if there's enough coffee
(followed by day slacking at reddit or SO).
leeeroy
2010-04-12 20:53:54
+2
A:
Ummmmm while(true).
while(IsAlive)
{
code();
}
while(!IsAlive)
{
code_in_hell();
}
/*
We assume that unlike Shrodinger's Cat
I can't be in `state == a*|IsAlive> + b*|!IsAlive>`
*/
TheMachineCharmer
2010-04-12 20:55:03
if( !coffee ) { break; } ?
vfilby
2010-04-12 20:56:57
NO. `if(IsDead){code_in_hell();}else{continue;}`
TheMachineCharmer
2010-04-12 20:59:00
try { ... } catch ( DevilIsHRLadyWithTalkingDolphinException dihrlwtd ) { System.WriteLine "HELPPPP!!!!!"; }
vfilby
2010-04-12 21:03:10
`try { ... } catch ( DevilIsHRLadyWithTalkingDolphinException dihrlwtd ) { System.WriteLine "HELPPPP!!!!!"; } goto:CODE` ;)
TheMachineCharmer
2010-04-12 21:06:18
This makes me happy because it actually works on first run.
C Bauer
2010-07-29 18:50:48
+6
A:
On a sustainable daily basis about 6-9 depending on the amount of red tape I have to handle.
And the key necessity is headphones... I need to block out the world.
vfilby
2010-04-12 20:55:42
Man, hell is when I forget my headphones at home and have nothing at work. That is a bad day. So I bought a set of noise isolating headphones just for the office. At a previous place with more space I used to have a set of Grado SR-225's... those are awesome headphones (but open so they can disturb coworkers).
vfilby
2010-04-12 21:12:41
+2
A:
I would say it varies day to day. Sometimes i find myself working 12+ hours productively, while other days i find it hard to even be productive for a minute.
And Joel did write a blog about this that explains it perfectly.
Nix
2010-04-12 20:59:59
+3
A:
It depends on how interested I am in what I'm coding. If I've got a fascinating problem to solve, I can keep going all day, 16 hours or more, interrupted only briefly when basic biological needs become too pressing to continue ignoring.
If it's something I really don't care about but "has to be done", an hour or two at a time is pretty much my limit.
Mason Wheeler
2010-04-14 21:45:39