Well there's a level of truth to that. The best programmers tend to be the ones who are autodidacts who are passionate about their career path and it tends to s

Well there's a level of truth to that. The best programmers tend to be the ones who are autodidacts who are passionate about their career path and it tends to spill over into personal life. The best are the ones who were learning and building at a young age and accepted "technology" as a part of their personal identity and built their life around that. Hiring managers know this and target these individuals because they know these individuals will align their efforts to the companies interests and they reward them for it. Personally, it's not worth the stress. I was in the hospital for stress induced heart failure last year and work was a contributing factor along with urban life. Now I divide my time amongst other things. The market where I live is competitive and anyone who expects me to work a 60 hour week for them all the time and attack me for not doing so can politely fuck right off as it's not worth my life. Thankfully I don't have to deal with this; companies don't like paying overtime and I'm thankful to work for a company that respects my time.