Subj : Re: do serious programmers have a life?
To   : comp.programming
From : amanda992004
Date : Sun Sep 25 2005 06:56 pm

> I think it depends on the person and their situation.  Some people
>prefer to put in a lot of hours.  Others don't, but circumstances
>(e.g. a disorganized project) force them to.  Then there are people
>who are fortunate enough to gain the upper hand in their
>company/project/whatever, so they can refuse work that would otherwise
>cause them to give up their social life.

 Well..I was more concern about having enough time to do *other* chores
w/o feeling like a robot. And, if possible, I would like to have time
to do leaisure reading w/o feeling guilty.

Based on all the responses (except the judgemental one), I feel
encouraged to stick with programming.

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