Re:Converting 600k lines of code to TypeScript in 72 hours
by paulddraper on Friday November 17, 2017 @12:58PM
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Hi. I worked on this project. I knew this would come up on HN, and it's a fair question.
> Do you guys at least get paid extra for this type of insanity?
We were compensated for our weekend time. And we did win a cash prize for 1st in the company hackathon. But we didn't expect to win, and that's not why we did it.
I value my time with my family of five. That's part of the reason I live in Utah with a 20 minute commute.
This would be an issue if it were required, expected, or routine. It was none of the those. It was self-driven,, fun, and a challenge. Much more fun than those 2 hr commutes I hear about from some people :)
> Do you guys at least get paid extra for this type of insanity?
We were compensated for our weekend time. And we did win a cash prize for 1st in the company hackathon. But we didn't expect to win, and that's not why we did it.
I value my time with my family of five. That's part of the reason I live in Utah with a 20 minute commute.
This would be an issue if it were required, expected, or routine. It was none of the those. It was self-driven,, fun, and a challenge. Much more fun than those 2 hr commutes I hear about from some people :)