"Because being tired makes us better coders"

In my opinion this is completely wrong. In fact I believe that coding should immediately stop once we feel tired. The low quality of code produced when the programmer is tired can significantly affect the whole project some times resulting to very expensive reverse engineering.

The programmer should never exceed six to eight hours of coding and design combined.

Totally agree with you on this. Perhaps, the writer meant in the same was as drugs has, allegedly, effect on creativity.

Absolutely no music while reading or programming. I find it impossible to concentrate unless there is complete quietness.

Good catch... I've changed already.. thx

Nice article. One factor that seems to overlook is the cost of an early decision that becomes impossible to change as the project matures as I descibe here: http://www.codingismycraft.com/2013/05/01/be-extra-cautious-...

As everything else, it is a matter of cost. A web site targeting millions of people while trying to attract some clients has no choice but to rely in better UX design and implementation, in other words to inflate the cost of the application. A behind the firewall application will not necessarily be benefited in the same since its targeted user is well defined, already has a need to use the app for, and since he is a frequent user of it can afford a more primitive and less user friendly interface.

This was the initial title, but I realized that the problem is more general

I am not sure that attention is the proper word. I think that the overall image as it is projected to outsiders is what can describe the situation. And yes, I think that this image certainly counts, not only for social reasons (which I agree are not very important) but mainly for career progress and evolution.