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Re:Do you really want to be making this much money when you'... by dasil003 on Saturday October 06, 2012 @08:35AM (#4620361)
The tricky part is defining passion. I think the key element is that insatiable curiosity that pulls you in when you're doing it. The desire and drive to understand every nuance of a system is what makes it possible to be a good programmer.

In other words, a clock-punching mentality is not enough, but neither is making it your life's mission necessary.

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Re:Do you really want to be making this much money when you'... by prodigal_erik on Saturday October 06, 2012 @09:20PM (#4622289)
Hm, it's obviously true that the computer doesn't care what your life's mission is, but I don't know how someone would avoid having that insatiable curiosity dominate their life. I never could, and I only tried briefly because I felt like a freak (and to be fair, compared to the mainstream we are).
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