There’s something to be said for coding at night. Programmers have long had a reputation for being up at all hours, working until exhaustion with the aid of caffeinated beverages. In my opinion, there’s merit to this stereotype. Really good coding requires immersive concentration, which can be hard to come by during the distracting daytime. But my phone usually goes silent by 11pm, and then the real work can get done.

Give me some ambient music in my headphones, a thermos of tea, and several uninterrupted hours of nighttime quiet, and I’ll write better quality code than I did all day.

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