anyone here ever try "coding from home?"

Is this even a viable option?

Not that I have the skills to do so yet...

I do not think that this is a C question :) If i were you i would post it in the tech board,or better yet in the general discussions thread!

-Are there such threads?
-Of course there are,just go to Forum and scroll down a bit :-)

Moved

Can you perhaps elaborate on what you're asking?

Well, at this point, I'm talking particularly about C programming, so I think this board is right. Also, coding from home = work from home.

Thanks.

Your question is to open ended to most people on this board.

I have code at home most of my life. Not being paid for most of the coding.

You might wish to expand on your question.

Tim S.

I can occasionally do C programming for work at home, though my job doesn't require it very often. But I still have to make hours at work - coding at home, when it happens, is just a little bit of overtime here and there.

Yes - I work from home.

As long as your workplace provides you with all the tools you need, you can prove that you have a safe working environment, and most importantly you are self motivated - It shouldn't be a problem.

I had to have the room I work in Audited for safety requirements, after that it's been great!

For every argument in favor of working from home, both the employee's and employer's perspective, there is an equally convincing argument for the opposite. It depends critically on many factors.

I don't personally enjoy it, because I know from experience that working at home feels bizarre and taints my attitude toward my own living space. I have a constant sensation that I'm being "bad" and that those in the office are being "responsible." (Unless I'm working at home on the weekend because something is urgent -- in that case I feel high and mighty, but that has only happened a couple times.) It's too easy to become less and less productive without realizing it (or, if I do realize it, maybe I don't admit it to myself) -- translate as "too much fiddling around". And I feel disconnected from my team members -- I am better at communicating face-to-face where I can write on a board or point at something on a screen. It is difficult to attend meetings via phone and team members are frustrated by it when the phone system sucks.

But I know people who claim to be insanely productive working at home.

O_o

I'm tainted by my experience so I will not voice them beyond the general "I enjoyed it while it was good.".

Soma

I have the option to work from home if I want to, and my job involves a reasonable amount of coding, so I guess I can "code from home" :)

I tend not to though, for the same reasons that brewbuck said. I tend to procrastinate a lot more at home than in the office, roam around, have a look around the house, water the plants......
Mostly it just feels wrong -- I like to keep work and life separate. I guess people who work from home regularly probably make sure they have that work/home divide. I also know people who swear by it... I think it also depends on the office you work in. I work in a really really quiet office, so it's easy to stay focused.

Anyway - I initially read the question as being about making a living from freelance coding. Proper "work from home" not answering to anyone. I wouldn't know about that -- I've occasionally looked at the projects on Topcoder, but didn't see many in C/C++. It's probably possible, but if I wanted to purely code from home I think I'd rather have a genius idea to implement. Still waiting for that genius idea to pop up....