--- title: The life of a software developer after work hours description: A software developer discusses their after-work routine, which primarily involves spending time with family, especially their son. Once family time ends, they... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-life-of-a-software-developer-after-work-hours-7dmhzlvpf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The life of a software developer after work hours | daily.dev og:description: A software developer discusses their after-work routine, which primarily involves spending time with family, especially their son. 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They also enjoy tabletop gaming and are planning to start a D&D campaign with friends. ## 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. **@jrmemeichelbeck** · 0 upvotes > I spend most of my time after hours with my dogs. > I do it for them. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [It's Okay If Your Biggest Hobby Isn't Coding](https://daily.dev/posts/it-s-okay-if-your-biggest-hobby-isn-t-coding-dspiqej9d) · DEV · 98 upvotes · 20 comments - [Work-Life Balance in Game Development: Crunch, Burnout, and Survival Tips](https://daily.dev/posts/work-life-balance-in-game-development-crunch-burnout-and-survival-tips-p2h7wro64) · Game Designing · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [Keep Building Without Getting Paid](https://daily.dev/posts/keep-building-without-getting-paid-n7ugpzszm) · Telerik · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#career](https://daily.dev/tags/career), [#work-life-balance](https://daily.dev/tags/work-life-balance) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/the-life-of-a-software-developer-after-work-hours-7dmhzlvpf) ```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 life of a software developer after work hours","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-life-of-a-software-developer-after-work-hours-7dmhzlvpf","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-life-of-a-software-developer-after-work-hours-7dmhzlvpf"},"datePublished":"2025-12-08T13:35:56.625Z","dateModified":"2025-12-08T13:36:12.314Z","description":"A software developer discusses their after-work routine, which primarily involves spending time with family, especially their son. 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