--- title: The biggest effect on code quality | daily.dev description: Working long hours in crunch mode can have a negative impact on code quality and productivity. Studies show that developers who work excessive overtime are 44%... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-biggest-effect-on-code-quality-6strb4k12 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The biggest effect on code quality | daily.dev og:description: Working long hours in crunch mode can have a negative impact on code quality and productivity. Studies show that developers who work excessive overtime are 44%... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-biggest-effect-on-code-quality-6strb4k12 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/6StRb4k12.png og:image:alt: The biggest effect on code quality og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The biggest effect on code quality **[The Art of Simplicity](https://daily.dev/sources/bartwullems)** · 2 min read · 34 upvotes · 4 comments ## Summary Working long hours in crunch mode can have a negative impact on code quality and productivity. Studies show that developers who work excessive overtime are 44% less productive and can experience cognitive function decline. Avoiding crunch mode is crucial for maintaining code stability and preventing bugs. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@chaacxib** · 1 upvotes > Experienced first hand and is the perfect recipe for project disaster. Life quality == Code quality. **@atlass74** · 1 upvotes > 100% agree **@zachg** · 0 upvotes > "less haste, more speed" has been a saying since the ancient Greeks, good to see it still being proven true (and necessary) thousands of years later **@odifilipe** · 0 upvotes > Great post! --- Tags: [#productivity](https://daily.dev/tags/productivity), [#project-management](https://daily.dev/tags/project-management), [#work-life-balance](https://daily.dev/tags/work-life-balance) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/the-biggest-effect-on-code-quality-6strb4k12) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"The biggest effect on code quality","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-biggest-effect-on-code-quality-6strb4k12","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-biggest-effect-on-code-quality-6strb4k12"},"datePublished":"2024-05-03T04:25:15.734Z","dateModified":"2024-05-09T08:43:33.910Z","description":"Working long hours in crunch mode can have a negative impact on code quality and productivity. 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Life quality == Code quality.","datePublished":"2024-05-10T06:11:30.573Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/6StRb4k12#c-7Qdoavwiv","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"ChaacXib","url":"https://daily.dev/chaacxib","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--0x1ovIl4--/f_auto/v1715642651/avatars/avatar_L6eYXmPz5NfZZkjcZV4Ji"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"100% agree","datePublished":"2024-05-07T12:13:54.123Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/6StRb4k12#c-Nbl5LRniq","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Atlass","url":"https://daily.dev/atlass74","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocLxJ6rdcoSR2e6pUPz2yQTTrTHDin325QOSrnrDHr5Czpo=s96-c"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"“less haste, more speed” has been a saying since the ancient Greeks, good to see it still being proven true (and necessary) thousands of years later","datePublished":"2024-05-10T09:16:49.400Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/6StRb4k12#c-SvjXQR3gk","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Zach Goldie","url":"https://daily.dev/zachg","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/AEdFTp71ukb5e3S6brdrSQb2tp3bSR1kP4beFJfxmEYvLg=s96-c"}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Great post!","datePublished":"2024-05-03T13:28:17.872Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/6StRb4k12#c-uJMGdPdYU","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Odi Filipe","url":"https://daily.dev/odifilipe","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocL-uiuFCUunj81x4sWKmD7jkljXzt48oJiFXtL2K1cP2y3KoTq6=s96-c"}}]} ```