> Coding for a couple of hours a day in your spare time isn’t the same as coding for 8+ hours a day. Over the past decade it has worn me down. I have regular painful migraines triggered by working long hours. I have the beginnings of arthritis in my neck.
I don't recommend anyone does 8+ programming days because
of deadlines. It's different if you're "in the zone" of course.
Normal good programming jobs are fine with 8 hours days consisting of much less than 8 hours of actual programming.
That's why you are in a salaried job: you do your best but you you're not responsible for getting things done "at any cost".
> Coding for a couple of hours a day in your spare time isn’t the same as coding for 8+ hours a day. Over the past decade it has worn me down. I have regular painful migraines triggered by working long hours. I have the beginnings of arthritis in my neck.
I don't recommend anyone does 8+ programming days because of deadlines. It's different if you're "in the zone" of course.
Normal good programming jobs are fine with 8 hours days consisting of much less than 8 hours of actual programming.
That's why you are in a salaried job: you do your best but you you're not responsible for getting things done "at any cost".