> I see this in some of my co-workers who only code for a living, not for a passion. They go home to their TVs and Netflix and raise their families.
Especially this one:
> ... and raise their families.
You think being a coder and raising a family is oxymoron? Or rather not being a 'passionate' coder is a bad thing? Or even being a hacker for 8 hours a day is the same as not being a hacker at all?
Trust me, raising a family (if done properly) involves a hell of a lot more 'hacking' than saving 8ms on some random SQL query...
In both cases it's the act of creation, they're just manifested differently. Hacker's enjoy their creation because they feel like stretch the limit of their intellect. Creating a family (IMHO) is both as equally, if not more, challenging.
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> I see this in some of my co-workers who only code for a living, not for a passion. They go home to their TVs and Netflix and raise their families.
Especially this one:
> ... and raise their families.
You think being a coder and raising a family is oxymoron? Or rather not being a 'passionate' coder is a bad thing? Or even being a hacker for 8 hours a day is the same as not being a hacker at all?
Trust me, raising a family (if done properly) involves a hell of a lot more 'hacking' than saving 8ms on some random SQL query...
In both cases it's the act of creation, they're just manifested differently. Hacker's enjoy their creation because they feel like stretch the limit of their intellect. Creating a family (IMHO) is both as equally, if not more, challenging.
You are both right. Somehow raising a family seems to be more than hacking, though, it is the meaning of life.