its mixed
one might compare programmers to other professions like carpernters, but amount of cognitive effort required daily for a programmer is higher, so it somehow becomes our “hobby”
it occupies our mind too much.
Personally speaking, all developers I knew who were not “involved” were weaker that their colleagues with comparable background and involvment. I was myself a weaker developer when I had a non-programming related hobby. On the other hand, I had a hooby back then, now I dont. This feelingg is also mixed, but in the end I like my new level of expertise )
On a final note, its doest have to be coding at home. For me its reading books and blog posts at spare time. Still keeps you pretty focused on work-related topics all the time )
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its mixed
one might compare programmers to other professions like carpernters, but amount of cognitive effort required daily for a programmer is higher, so it somehow becomes our “hobby”
it occupies our mind too much.
Personally speaking, all developers I knew who were not “involved” were weaker that their colleagues with comparable background and involvment. I was myself a weaker developer when I had a non-programming related hobby. On the other hand, I had a hooby back then, now I dont. This feelingg is also mixed, but in the end I like my new level of expertise )
On a final note, its doest have to be coding at home. For me its reading books and blog posts at spare time. Still keeps you pretty focused on work-related topics all the time )