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I agree with the article's author. He should definitely go to another field, programming is not for everybody. You need passion in the first place and then you need the will to see through with the passion. From his rant he seems to lack both.

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I don’t agree. I am very passionated about programming and love learning about new stuff. But I can understand you could feel trapped. For example, when you have kids and are in a demanding job, or are in any other way responsible for other things, there are only so many hours in a day!

So often a programmer’s merits seems to be measured by what they do outside their working hours. Do you value an accountant on the work they do during the weekend?

I have 2 kids and I do freelancing for 13 years now. My wife goes to work and I often talk to clients while my kids are also doing online school nowadays. I don't feel trapped at all, on the contrary I have total freedom. Like I said, programming is not for everyone, who feels trapped should change fields.

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