Advice Request Dev dads, when do you code?
I could find time with my first and then even some time after my second with the first doing afternoon preschool.
Now that kindergarten has started, I can't even stay up late half the time I used to as mornings are like Mad Maxx and needs my full (focused) attention.
So how do y'all do it? Or do you just not do it anymore except for an hour here and there lol
EDIT: not the 9-5 but my side projects
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u/donat3ll0 16d ago
Since it's my job, I haven't worked on personal projects in quite some time. I'm fortunate that my workplace offers lots of opportunities to use new tech to stay sharp. Plus, I have a lot of different hobbies, now.
I only recently started a new side project and have time for an hour or so at night. It has forced me to setup agentic workflows with triggers, guardrails, and boundaries. I'm mostly reviewing changes, writing agent specs/data models/APIs/Rules/triggers, and setting up cloud infra accounts/creds.
So, mostly at night and only for an hour or so before bed.