It happens to the best of us. After a lot of hard work on a project and many late nights, even the most energized software developers burn out from coding. Right now, we are working really hard on our latest project vrspots.com, but this has really been a side project over the past 6 months. Whenever we have some down time we pick back up and work on the project, and lately, I’ve been spending weekends and nights trying to complete the project. Needless to say it is beginning to take its toll on all of us. But we are nearing the end and trying to stay positive.

What I’ve learned through this project is to pace yourself and limit your features. Its better to hit a milestone and release quickly rather than add one more “extra” feature. Focus on a set of core features and then let your customers drive enhancements.

Tags: burn out, coding, software