
Now I can’t imagine programming without it. I needed every hour spent programming to count. I turned to ten-mode when I began learning to program while maintaining a full-time job. Plus, you’ll probably find yourself making fewer mistakes when you’re at your best, and therefore saving yourself loads of time and frustration in the process. On a scale from one to ten, you’re programming at a ten-at your peak-instead of a five when you settle into a mental fog and go through the motions. How do you get into your peak and maintain it throughout your day? The answer forms the crux of this article. Here’s an opportunity for programmers of all levels.

Feeling mentally drained and physically sluggish, their focus slips, errors happen, and they begin to go through the motions. Slack messages zoom across the computer screen, diverting their attention. Long slogs may be spent at the computer, but how much quality programming is really getting done?Ī programmer has been glued to their seat for hours and is getting nowhere. In large part, this is because most workplaces don't emphasize peak performance.


Many programmers don't get the most from their programming hours.
