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Why developers like to code at night

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Why developers like to code at night If you ask most developers when they prefer to work, many will say their most productive hours are at night.  Some like to start in the evening and work till the early hours while others get up super early – say, 4 a.m. – to get most of the programming work done before the daily grind kicks in. This work habit may make many developers seem like oddballs and misfits. However, there are quite a few reasons why so many programmers prefer to work during the odd hours: The maker’s schedule According to Paul Graham, people who “produce stuff” tend to adhere to the maker’s schedule – they prefer to use time in units of a half-day or longer. In fact, most developers have the same preference. For one thing, developers work on large abstract systems and need the mental space to process a model in its entirety. Having their schedules sliced into 15- or 30-minute chunks for emails, meetings, phone calls, and interruptions from co-workers is simply counterpr