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Discussion on: Do I need to code in my free time to be a good developer?

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Maxim Chechenev

That’s true, sure.

Of course, coding outside of working hours can take you further, but you really should want to do it - to spend your time to be a better developer. And it’s absolutely fine, my point is that you decide what to do - go deeper because you really love it (and then, perhaps, achieve results a bit faster) or just learn it with a different pace and different environment.

I also think that learning abilities depend a lot on personality - if working hours are enough for studying then it’s great.