Why programmers work at night
Learning and science
book on programmer productivity
SHOW HN2012
111points
70comments
#187of 1,677 in 2012
Top 12%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
2 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score -0.07.
Idea: 1 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
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What people liked
Good idea for a book; commenters say they will buy it
From 2 comments
I'm definitely a night person. I feel like I can turn on a switch on go on turbo mode, hacking away and easily translating my thoughts to code. It definitely agree that being…
nadaviv on HNGreat idea. I'm often coding at 5 a.m. and that time is magically good for flow. Have you investigated the history of "second sleep" for clues? Also try looking at polyphasic…
jph on HN
Objections
Book is likely unscientific; needs case studies and data
From 1 comment
Since this book will likely be unscientific conjecture backed up by an amateur conception of psychology and physiology, I hope you will detail as many case studies as possible to…
forensic on HN
Title and chapter may not appeal to programmers or managers
From 1 comment
Main reasons programmer work at night would be some or all of the following: 1) Access to resources - be that free internet, the home computer or faster internet. 2) TZ, its the…
Zenst on HN
Requests
Provide case studies and raw data
From 1 comment
Since this book will likely be unscientific conjecture backed up by an amateur conception of psychology and physiology, I hope you will detail as many case studies as possible to…
forensic on HN
Add a chapter on justifying odd hours to a boss
From 1 comment
Main reasons programmer work at night would be some or all of the following: 1) Access to resources - be that free internet, the home computer or faster internet. 2) TZ, its the…
Zenst on HN
Questions
Has the history of second sleep been investigated?
From 1 comment
Great idea. I'm often coding at 5 a.m. and that time is magically good for flow. Have you investigated the history of "second sleep" for clues? Also try looking at polyphasic…
jph on HN
Alternatives named
Polyphasic sleep, RedShift, Zeo
From 1 comment
Great idea. I'm often coding at 5 a.m. and that time is magically good for flow. Have you investigated the history of "second sleep" for clues? Also try looking at polyphasic…
jph on HN