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posted by Fnord666 on Saturday May 04 2019, @10:37PM   Printer-friendly
from the coding-for-a-living dept.

There is often pressure inside Software development for Software developers to code outside of work hours. Coding is considered a passion for some, but others don’t think this way. They are more than happy to not code in their spare time. This is OK.

Meetup groups, side-projects, coding quizzes, side-hustles, developing websites for friends and family. Improving your coding skills takes time, effort, discipline and sacrifice. But is it really necessary? That is for you to decide.

There is no doubt that there is importance to setting goals. It helps to see where you are going and to have something you are working towards. Being the best coder isn’t everyone’s goal.

People often feel peer pressure to code outside of hours, to stay competitive and to be the best. If someone is making you feel this way, you can remind yourself that it is perfectly OK to only code at work. Some people might even argue that doing too much can have diminishing returns…

[...] In short, it is perfectly OK to have a life outside of work. Many people hack their schedules according to their own goals and interests, which may or may not include coding. If you think this post could help someone out there, please share it around!


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 05 2019, @11:39AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 05 2019, @11:39AM (#839173)

    Careful with that, the laws around imaginary property state very clearly that your employer owns the rights to anything you create in your own time that you could reasonably have done during work time. So basically, unless you have an IP exception clause in your contract, your private work is already theirs.

    That goes for open-source contributions as well. If you submit personal patches to a project that's also used at work (or could also be used at work), you're putting the project in murky legal waters because you don't own the copyright to what you submit.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 05 2019, @12:00PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 05 2019, @12:00PM (#839181)

    That's not how any of that works.

  • (Score: 2) by exaeta on Monday May 06 2019, @01:48AM

    by exaeta (6957) on Monday May 06 2019, @01:48AM (#839469) Homepage Journal
    Before making a claim like that, you should probably provide a citation.
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