Louisville, KY
Greg is a retired neurologist in Louisville, Kentucky, with a long-standing interest in computers and programming, beginning with Fortran IV in the 1960s. When Linux and open source software came along, it kindled a commitment to learning more, and eventually contributing. He is a member of the Scribus Team.
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It seems to me that what is happening is not so much that coders "prefer" to work at night as much as the fact that they drift into it because it works. It works because it's efficient -- one gets more productive work done when you can concentrate on what you're doing, and not be distracted or interrupted by other people, or even the disruption that regular meals makes in the day.
Something that we have seen with file formats is that proprietary formats change over time, not surprising, but what is surprising is that at some point they can't even import their own obsolete files anymore. Fortunately, you can typically find an open source program that will still be able to rescue these old files.