Why do programmers work at night?
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Why do programmers work at night?
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#2This was already submitted here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3356722
And this looks like a total copy/paste (down to images) of the original article (http://swizec.com/blog/why-programmers-work-at-night/swizec/...).
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#3This is extremely true. I remember at one point I get used to work till late and wake up late in the morning (aka, early in the afternoon), going to bed regularly at 6am and waking up at 2pm - at that point I literally shifted my day into another timezone. By working late, relaxed and concentrated, it easy to get you body used to it: the coolest thing is that it makes you get into the flow in a couple of minutes. And boom, I started one of the most productive period of my life.
And yes, I was really productive, and yes I did some really good coding, but I felt like I was messing up my life. I discovered the morning has a value, both from a health/social perspective, so now I'm constantly trying to sleep between 7/8 hours and sleep not later than 3am. And I'm imposing myself to get used to 2am in the next couple of weeks.
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#4As the writer of this article before it was given a makeover to slightly worse english, I say feel free to check out the original: http://swizec.com/blog/why-programmers-work-at-night/swizec/...
Also, I agree with the premise wholeheartedly :)
PS: I decided not to flag this because if I'm anti-SOPA and generally pro-piracy I have no right to get pissy about my blogs being reposted verbatim all over the web.
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#5I hate the morning with virulent passion. The noise, the distraction and the forced hellos. The only really positive thing about the AM is coffee smells that much better. I've always preferred to go to bed somewhere between 4 and 6AM, wake up between 11AM and 1PM and relax until the sunsets so I can actually get work done.
Although, I feel I should add, in all its arrogance, to the article that more intelligent people also tend to be night owls. In all seriousness though, peruse the article and take from it what you will, as I got a can of the all-new hit beverage SMUG (SMUG should not be taken with friends, significant others, parents of significant others, bosses or llamas): http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/westview/smart-peop...
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#6I hate the morning with virulent passion. The noise, the distraction and the forced hellos. The only really positive thing about the AM is coffee smells that much better. I've always preferred to go to bed somewhere between 4 and 6AM, wake up between 11AM and 1PM and relax until the sunsets so I can actually get work done. Although, I feel I should add, in all its arrogance, to the article that more intelligent peopl…
> Although, I feel I should add, in all its arrogance, to the article that more intelligent people also tend to be night owls.
I've never heard this before; do you have any studies or citations to back this up? Would be an interesting read.
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#7As the writer of this article before it was given a makeover to slightly worse english, I say feel free to check out the original: http://swizec.com/blog/why-programmers-work-at-night/swizec/... Also, I agree with the premise wholeheartedly :) PS: I decided not to flag this because if I'm anti-SOPA and generally pro-piracy I have no right to get pissy about my blogs being reposted verbatim all over the web.
Still, there is no reason to vote this up, now that we know it's a rip-off it should be flagged, actually. I don't understand why new users with no karma can submit stories anyway.
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#8As the writer of this article before it was given a makeover to slightly worse english, I say feel free to check out the original: http://swizec.com/blog/why-programmers-work-at-night/swizec/... Also, I agree with the premise wholeheartedly :) PS: I decided not to flag this because if I'm anti-SOPA and generally pro-piracy I have no right to get pissy about my blogs being reposted verbatim all over the web.
This is his reply when asked him when I asked him about this rip off:
> Hi
> First of all, all copyrigth rules were saved, the article was rewrited and has a link to the original. So I'm not seeing any problem with that.
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#9I hate the morning with virulent passion. The noise, the distraction and the forced hellos. The only really positive thing about the AM is coffee smells that much better. I've always preferred to go to bed somewhere between 4 and 6AM, wake up between 11AM and 1PM and relax until the sunsets so I can actually get work done. Although, I feel I should add, in all its arrogance, to the article that more intelligent peopl…
> Although, I feel I should add, in all its arrogance, to the article that more intelligent people also tend to be night owls. I've never heard this before; do you have any studies or citations to back this up? Would be an interesting read.
Did you not see the article linked directly after that statement?
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Although, I feel I should add, in all its arrogance, to the article that more intelligent people also tend to be night owls. I've never heard this before; do you have any studies or citations to back this up? Would be an interesting read.
Did you not see the article linked directly after that statement?
An article in a newspaper in the "opinion" column with the rejoinder "One of the most controversial..."
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