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It has always been in my mind to ask this question, as a developer how many hours do you code ( or at least spend on your laptop screen) per day or per week?

250hrs

The5DME:
250hrs

Codedboy95:

Codedboy95:
It has always been in my mind to ask this question, as a developer how many hours do you code ( or at least spend on your laptop screen) per day or per week?

I spend at least 5 hours per day

Can't even go more than 50mins at a go.
The best part of coding for me is when I'm not coding but thinking about some lame shit I previously coded.

I stare at my laptop screen for an average of 4 hours per day. I'm sure it'll increase as I continue to learn daily until I get to the level of senior developer.

pls some should help me cos I'm confused.... which aspect of programming can I go? and how lucrative is it in of job
1) Software development
2) Data science
3) cybersecurity
pls I'm confused oo

Lordsagna:
pls some should help me cos I'm confused.... which aspect of programming can I go? and how lucrative is it in of job
1) Software development
2) Data science
3) cybersecurity
pls I'm confused oo

When in doubt, Google!

Codedboy95:
It has always been in my mind to ask this question, as a developer how many hours do you code ( or at least spend on your laptop screen) per day or per week?

It depends on how long nepa gives us light...

Like today I haven't coded since because no light

In my area we have no light but I have the opportunity of staying in one filling station near our house due to the cordial relationship I have with manager of the station..
I went indoor to code for 10hours per day
A programmer must ready to code for hours

Rgade:
Can't even go more than 50mins at a go.
The best part of coding for me is when I'm not coding but thinking about some lame shit I previously coded.

do you have any distraction? On average i code 7-8hrs per day. I really want to reduce this as it's affecting my health

lanibi:
I stare at my laptop screen for an average of 4 hours per day. I'm sure it'll increase as I continue to learn daily until I get to the level of senior developer.

4-5hrs per day is like the ideal coding time, productivity begins to drop after 5hrs ( so i read)

Lordsagna:
pls some should help me cos I'm confused.... which aspect of programming can I go? and how lucrative is it in of job
1) Software development
2) Data science
3) cybersecurity
pls I'm confused oo

You should go for what you find fun, what you are most interested in.

It depends.

Is there electricity? Have I eaten? Am I in the right frame of mind? Is there something else important and urgent that needs my attention?

I'd say 4 hrs non stop or 8 hrs with breaks.

Sheriman:
In my area we have no light but I have the opportunity of staying in one filling station near our house due to the cordial relationship I have with manager of the station..
I went indoor to code for 10hours per day
A programmer must ready to code for hours

Nice, but long coding time doesn't equate to better productivity, infact your productivity declines the longer time you spend on your laptop.

Karleb:
It depends.

Is there electricity? Have I eaten? Am I in the right frame of mind? Is there something else important and urgent that needs my attention?

I'd say 4 hrs non stop or 8 hrs with breaks.

This one is very important to me too

Codedboy95:
do you have any distraction? On average i code 7-8hrs per day. I really want to reduce this as it's affecting my health

Yee!
Reduce it? For what?
When I would give an arm and a leg to be like you.
And yeah I do have one distraction.
There's a girl eating up all the space in my head.
Don't drop those numbers bro. eat fruits and drink plenty of water.

Rgade:

Yee!
Reduce it? For what?
When I would give an arm and a leg to be like you.
And yeah I do have one distraction.
There's a girl eating up all the space in my head.
Don't drop those numbers bro. eat fruits and drink plenty of water.

na broke man dey code for 8hrs plus jawie I will rather find a way to code lesser time, increase my productivity and income.

Codedboy95:


na broke man dey code for 8hrs plus jawie I will rather find a way to code lesser time, increase my productivity and income.

True Sha,but you still need that effort to reach that level where more income will result in more productivity hence less time spent on sufferness.
Life get stages.
Me no know wetin dey do me.

I spend 12hrs daily learning how to code. buh i advise, don't just learn, build sth. A developer is more like a problem solver. Give urself a task, try to solve some problems with codes. Who knows you might build sth unique. I just took up this task.

I mostly code more than 18hrs, we are working on a personal project so it is alot of work, but I plan to reduce the hours,

qtguru:
I mostly code more than 18hrs, we are working on a personal project so it is alot of work, but I plan to reduce the hours,

18hrs in a day or one week? If it's a day, man that's extreme. So you have less than 4 hrs sleep everyday? Also how do you track time spent?

qtguru:
I mostly code more than 18hrs, we are working on a personal project so it is alot of work, but I plan to reduce the hours,

18hrs mehhn thats tough

Codedboy95:
18hrs in a day or one week? If it's a day, man that's extreme. So you have less than 4 hrs sleep everyday? Also how do you track time spent?

I sleep 4 hours a day on an average , Interswitch messed up sleeping habit but there are days I crash more. A day not a week. Its because I'm trying to run a company. E no easy

However I don't code 18hrs a day everyday but I have definitely coded all day because of deadlines and money

and how do y'all deal with electricity cause down here in my neighbourhood it's really a major setback been trying to get the Bleep outt here

zakkyzakes:
and how do y'all deal with electricity cause down here in my neighbourhood it's really a major setback been trying to get the Bleep outt here

Inverter

qtguru:


Inverter

sir,i swear i was thinking you'd be having electrity atleast 18hrs daily you know that neighbourood's awesome and reek of expensiveness

2 in the morning
2 in the afternoon
And 2 at night

An average of 5 hours.

paulesting:
2 in the morning
2 in the afternoon
And 2 at night

E be like drug prescription

AM ADDICTED

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Even though I'm still a newbie. Anytime there is light I'm coding. And if there is no light, I'm still coding with my phone or browsing Github.
And if there is no phone, i'm still thinking about my codes.
I'm not based on one language. I code anything and everything I want.

Although it's affecting me - I forget food and sleep late too.