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The article says he doesn't understand how someone can code at their job, then not code when they go home.

Here's how: even if you are very excited about programming, you can realize that there are other things in the world besides being a workaholic perfectionist who stares at a computer screen 16 hours a day. Things like spending time with your significant other, enjoying nature, exercising, concerts, volunteering, etc. I love coding and trying to improve, but have you ever just got tired of looking at a computer screen?

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I'm currently helping my wife through some classes she's taking at the local community college towards a computer science degree. It's good fun. I get to help her, and I learn a little more along the way from having to explain it clearly to another person. It will be a while until I force Haskell on her though.

The best part is we get to spend all evening in front of our computers together. This is part of why I married this woman.

I agree with you Larry. I do like to enjoy life as well. There are the type of people who are so passionate about their work that they would love to stare at a computer screen 16 hours a day. When I was younger, I had the time to read, grow and get better at my work. Nowadays, I have a fiance and a marriage to plan so hence I have MUCH less time to learn outside the job. However, I still try to sneak in as much as I can in my outside work hours ;)

same here - in my early days I was more interested in screwing around than I was working, but as I get older I find that I'd rather work than do anything else.

Call me a workaholic, bad father, bad husband, but it is what it is.

> The article says he doesn't understand how someone can code at their job, then not code when they go home.

That's not what the article says at all. He doesn't understand how someone can just code at work, and then shut off from the world of coding, never working to advance yourself in your chosen career. Part of that is coding, sure, but that in no way implies coding every time you come home and only coding.

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