Subj : Re: do serious programmers have a life?
To   : comp.programming
From : John
Date : Fri Sep 23 2005 03:22 pm

>do serious programmers have a life?

A life? ... as in ... 'get a life'?

I hate that phrase

IMO; if you have a passion and pursue your passion ... how could you 
possibly have more of a life than that?

When ever I hear somebody utter it, it's usually in regards to not being 
aware of some irrelevant pop-culture trend.

Bottom line - If a person is passionate about activity X and pursue it as an 
occupation, they will; a) have a very fulfilling life.  And b) become a 
serious player in their field.

If programming is not your activity X, you should either get out of 
programming and into your activity X as an occupation, or resign yourself to 
the fact that you will have an up hill climb as an "also ran".

Regards,
John

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