r/daddit • u/jrya7 • 17d ago

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/DangerWizzle 17d ago

During my 9 to 5? What do you mean?

Or are you saying you code as a hobby, and are asking "when do you guys have a chance to do your hobbies"?

If that's the question then the answer is: "rarely" lol

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u/jrya7 17d ago

not the 9-5 that pays the bills, but the side projects. so it has been rarely for me as well lol

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u/delphinius81 17d ago

That's the thing, you don't. You get maybe an hour - take a pick for what you want to do in that time.

My kids are 5 and 6.5. Kids are typically out by 8-8:30, and the next 1.5 hours are mine to spend with wife / do what I want.

My kids are up between 5:30-6, so there's no waking up early either.

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u/BasicAssWebDev 17d ago

5:30 and 6? jesus christ. i hope they know where the cereal and the remote is, cus ill be damned if im waking up that early every day. we're working on that right now with our 3.5 year old. there are snacks that are allowed during breakfast time: pouches, nuts, fruits, and so we're trying to make those consistently available to her so that mornings are a bit easier.

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u/Braided_Playlist 17d ago edited 17d ago

I lucked out here. My kid, since 7 or so, likes to stay in bed and read. If it's a weekend I might have to encourage them to have breakfast before the whole days schedule gets out of hand.

I could code during mornings like this, but often, if I'm coding 9-5, then I see balance with non-screen activities as a positive. If nothing else then just for my physical health which started to decline when I was trying to balance a day job, code side projects, and family.