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Re:What Makes Great Programmers Different? by AlexandrB on Wednesday June 06, 2012 @10:36AM (#4074051)
Because you have more control over your hobbies. At the end of the day, the success of your career is (at least in part) dependant on luck and the decisions of others.
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Re:What Makes Great Programmers Different? by nostrademons on Wednesday June 06, 2012 @01:09PM (#4074907)
Not in programming, which is one of the few lucrative careers where you can do it just as well as a hobby.
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