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What is a good day for a software developer?

What does a good day for a software developer looks like? I think you would agree with me that this highly depends with the engineer, the team and their location. However, there are some activities that are carried out during the day and are universal for all software developers. Such activities include things like reading emails, taking breakfast or lunch, attending meetings and coding, testing, fixing minor issues, reviewing code and tests.
A Good Day for Me as a Software Developer
  • I would wake up at 6.00 am and take a hot shower while thinking about a solution to a problem I have been mulling about.
  • I would then make my breakfast and invite my wife to have it together while still playing with possible solutions in my head.
  • Then between 7.40 – 8.30 a.m., I would drive or ride a bicycle to work without being distracted by that elegant solution that I have come up with in my mind.
  • At 8.40 a.m., I would head to my work station, check some important emails and then start working with little breaks of coffee and water. The work could involve meeting up with engineers, designing a project and implementing that elegant solution/coding.
  • At noon, I would head to the gym for 1 hour of training then shower, or play pool, or help myself with fan bikes, or have some refreshments.
  • Then I would take my lunch between 1p.m and 1.45p.m and stroll for about 10-15 minutes.
  • At 2.00 pm, I would be back at my work station and resume working. This could involve completing my elegant solution, testing it to fix minor issues, perform code and tests reviews, present my solution to others and attend company meetings.
  • At 5.00 pm, I would start working on another problem from my backlog or maybe something new that I just came up with.
  • By 6 or 6.30 p.m., I would force myself to leave work because I love my wife and family even more than my work. Occasionally, I would be in a hurry to purchase something that I could deliver to them as a surprise or a promise.
  • I would have dinner at 8.00 p.m. and chat with my family. I would then watch television with my wife while thinking about what I’m working on before going to bed and eventually sleep by 11.30 p.m.

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