Even if you only care about programming, you should still try to get a fair deal. Places that treat you fair are more likely to have high-quality senior devs wh

Even if you only care about programming, you should still try to get a fair deal. Places that treat you fair are more likely to have high-quality senior devs who will make you better at your craft. Aynways, the currency does still matter. Take it, throw it in a retirement account, and then build whatever the hell you want post-retirement. Building X might be fun, but after N years building slight variations of X you'll probably want to go off and make something else. Maybe even something people won't pay you to make. And then having those extra $$$ will make all the difference in the world.