But even programmers should be sleeping at night. We are not some race of super humans. Even programmers feel more alert during the day.
Why then do we perform our most mentally complex work work when the brain wants to sleep and we do simpler tasks when our brain is at its sharpest and brightest?
Because being tired makes us better coders.
Similar to the ballmer peak, being tired can make us focus better simply because when your brain is tired it has to focus! There isn’t enough left-over brainpower to afford losing concentration.
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Why programmers work at night
http://swizec.com/blog/why-programmers-work-at-night/swizec/3198
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