&quot;Clearly, as an engineer, writing code is a productive use of my time.&quot;<p>Well, not if you&#x27;re gold plating, but if you&#x27;re honest with yourself about the work you&#x27;re doing then this shouldn&#x27;t be a problem.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Gold_plating_%28software_engineering%29" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Gold_plating_%28software_engin...</a>