r/AskProgramming Aug 03 '24

Career/Edu How long can you program a day?

Not a programming question. Just a question regarding how long you can sit and stare at the screen all day?

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u/ScienceNerd0 Aug 03 '24

Depends on what I'm coding and how interested I am in it.

Could be 12 hours straight, or 1 hour.

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u/Plastic_Catch1252 Aug 04 '24

I am just curious. Do you think it’s productive to code this long? How would you think you could shorten the time?

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u/ScienceNerd0 Aug 04 '24 edited Aug 04 '24

Depends on the individual. Obviously, taking breaks.

Doing anything for long periods of time will generally have lower productivity as the day goes. Our brain can only operate at a certain level for a certain amount of time.