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Discussion on: Programmers who only code at work

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Antonio Radovcic

Coding pays really well, so I wouldn't be at all surprised if this were the case for the majority of programmers. If you're good enough at it, I don't care if you enjoy it. People who are not super-passionate are often more pragmatic and focussed on getting the job done.

I don't think it has an impact on learning. It's the employer's responsibility to allow and enable learning during working-hours, and take care of mentoring. If you do 2-4 hours of focussed productive work a day, you won't have much energy left in the evenings, after all.

(I personally learn new stuff at home all the time, but that's because I enjoy typing code, not because I feel obliged to improve in my spare time.)