A Day In The Life Of A Video Game Programmer

There’s this video on Youtube going by the name of “A Day In The Life Of A Silicon Valley Engineer”. Look it up. It’s goddamn cute.

Here’s a day in the life¹ of a video game programmer²

• 9:30-9:40 – daily meeting
• 9:40-9:45- make a coffee
• 9:45-10:55 – work
• 10:55-11:00 – smoke
• 11:00-12:00 – work
• 12:00-13:00 – lunch³
• 13:00-13:05 – make a coffee
• 13:05-13:55 – work
• 13:55-14:00 – smoke
• 14:00-14:55 – work
• 14:55-15:00 – smoke
• 15:00-15:55 – work
• 15:55-16:00 – smoke
• 16:00-16:55 – work
• 16:55-17:00 – smoke
• 17:00-17:55 – work
• 17:55-18:00 – smoke
• 18:00-18:55 – work
• 18:55-19:00 – smoke
• 19:00-19:30 – work⁴

1. “Life? What do you mean life? I ain’t got a life” 😀
2. Not In Silicon Valley;
3. May contain copious amounts of nicotine, allergens, gluten, nuts, unhealthy fats and sugar;
4. Variable. May sometimes⁵ stretch into late night;
5. Often.