How do you make programmers work 60-80 hours per week?

Re:How do you make programmers work 60-80 hours per week? by j7ake on Sunday April 09, 2017 @09:20AM (#14072140)

You need to be thinking of a career of 30+ years rather than a 3 year sprint.

It's cool you're spending your time producing, but don't forget you need to take care of yourself and hone your fundamentals (linear algebra, data structures, algorithms, your field).

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Re:How do you make programmers work 60-80 hours per week? by ScottAS on Sunday April 09, 2017 @09:38AM (#14072201)

Well... As pg mentions in one of his essays: the startup game is about getting the rewards of a 30 year career out of 4 years. If you truly believe that you are building something that matters and you are going to win, 80 hour weeks make a lot of sense.

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Re:How do you make programmers work 60-80 hours per week? by coldtea on Sunday April 09, 2017 @02:09PM (#14073547)

As pg doesn't mention though, statically you won't reap "the rewards of a 30 year career out of 4 years" regardless of how hard you work and whether you "truly believe that you are building something that matters and you are going to win".

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Re:How do you make programmers work 60-80 hours per week? by psyc on Sunday April 09, 2017 @11:52AM (#14072851)

I've already had a career of 30 years :) (really, 25)

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