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Hours spent coding weekly worldwide 2018
Hours spent coding weekly worldwide 2018
Weekly hours spent coding by software developers worldwide as of 2018
by Shanhong Liu,
last edited
Sep 13, 2018
The statistic displays software developers' weekly working hours worldwide, as of early 2018. According to the survey, 40 percent of software developers spent between three to eight hours weekly on coding for their personal or side projects.
Weekly hours spent coding by software developers worldwide as of 2018
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| For your day job (or primary activity) | For your personal or side projects | |
|---|---|---|
| <1 | 4% | 7% |
| 1-2 | 3% | 19% |
| 3-8 | 16% | 40% |
| 9-16 | 15% | 17% |
| 17-32 | 25% | 4% |
| >32 | 37% | 2% |
| For your day job (or primary activity) | For your personal or side projects | |
|---|---|---|
| <1 | 4% | 7% |
| 1-2 | 3% | 19% |
| 3-8 | 16% | 40% |
| 9-16 | 15% | 17% |
| 17-32 | 25% | 4% |
| >32 | 37% | 2% |
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by Shanhong Liu,
last edited
Sep 13, 2018
The statistic displays software developers' weekly working hours worldwide, as of early 2018. According to the survey, 40 percent of software developers spent between three to eight hours weekly on coding for their personal or side projects.
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- Software developers from 17 countries
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- Software developers from 17 countries
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