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		statictype on Sept 9, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Q&A With Nine Great Programmers I think you mean the lesson is for people who thing being a world-class programmer is the primary rewarding career path for 'making money' (or being successful where 'success' is defined as 'money').

loumf on Sept 10, 2012 [–]

How about freedom to pick employers and projects?

statictype on Sept 10, 2012 | [–]

If you're already working on what you like, then why chase after money to... have the luxury of working on what you like?

Note that I'm not saying this is how everyone should be (I'm not, myself) but its a perfectly reasonable lifestyle.

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