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by helionsantos 1399 days ago
First of all, congrats!

I can't answer properly given that I have never worked professionally as a software developer (yet), but I have learned to code while (and partially motivated due to) my second son being born, while holding a full-time job as a construction worker.

Time and sleep you will have available for yourself is quite relative and depends on your child. There are babies that sleep less and babies that sleep more, but in general, a well fed baby who feels comfortable in his environment will sleep most of the time and thus not demand that much attention, specially during the first months. What happens a lot is that they sleep for 30~40 minutes and then demand attention, and go back to sleep again. It is something you can manage, specially if you are used to work for short bursts of time and rest (e.g. Pomodoro technique).

You can also learn tricks on how to make the baby sleep and sleep better, and with time you will learn things that work with your baby. You can also negotiate with your partner if you feel that you studying is important, specially if you are the bread winner.