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Discussion on: Do I need to code in my free time to be a good developer?

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Julian Vickers

Maxim, this is a great article and I agree with just about everything you've said here.

I will say that I think you're being a tad generous when you say that a refusal to hire someone if they don't code in their spare time does not mean it's a bad company. I think at a MINIMUM it is a serious red flag - an indicator that this particular company does not understand that there is life outside of coding. An indication that they want not human beings, but - as you said - "robots." You're probably better off being rejected by companies like this.

Again, great article!