That never worked for me, I always needed some sleep around midnight. Usually I used to be up around 0400 but the last few months it has been more like just before the kids wake up.
Holiday started on Friday afternoon and this morning I woke up 20 or so minutes ago, around 0230, but I will probably sleep some more around 06-08 to be able to do anything meaningful afte4 my kids get up.
(And that is probably a good tip: If late nights doesn't work for you,try very early in the morning.)
The technical aspect is mostly fun in my case :-)