Why do programmers work at night?

This was already submitted here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3356722

And this looks like a total copy/paste (down to images) of the original article (http://swizec.com/blog/why-programmers-work-at-night/swizec/...).

I hate the morning with virulent passion. The noise, the distraction and the forced hellos. The only really positive thing about the AM is coffee smells that much better. I've always preferred to go to bed somewhere between 4 and 6AM, wake up between 11AM and 1PM and relax until the sunsets so I can actually get work done.

Although, I feel I should add, in all its arrogance, to the article that more intelligent people also tend to be night owls. In all seriousness though, peruse the article and take from it what you will, as I got a can of the all-new hit beverage SMUG (SMUG should not be taken with friends, significant others, parents of significant others, bosses or llamas): http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/westview/smart-peop...

This is extremely true. I remember at one point I get used to work till late and wake up late in the morning (aka, early in the afternoon), going to bed regularly at 6am and waking up at 2pm - at that point I literally shifted my day into another timezone. By working late, relaxed and concentrated, it easy to get you body used to it: the coolest thing is that it makes you get into the flow in a couple of minutes. And boom, I started one of the most productive period of my life.

And yes, I was really productive, and yes I did some really good coding, but I felt like I was messing up my life. I discovered the morning has a value, both from a health/social perspective, so now I'm constantly trying to sleep between 7/8 hours and sleep not later than 3am. And I'm imposing myself to get used to 2am in the next couple of weeks.

As the writer of this article before it was given a makeover to slightly worse english, I say feel free to check out the original: http://swizec.com/blog/why-programmers-work-at-night/swizec/...

Also, I agree with the premise wholeheartedly :)

PS: I decided not to flag this because if I'm anti-SOPA and generally pro-piracy I have no right to get pissy about my blogs being reposted verbatim all over the web.