There are things that you will understand only when you have become a very good programmer. What this article says is "I have no idea how that must be" together

There are things that you will understand only when you have become a very good programmer. What this article says is "I have no idea how that must be" together with "There are so-so programmers that imitate very good programmers without knowing why.". I agree with the last one, not with the first one. For example the more time you spend programming, the better you get but also the more important it becomes to have a good chair, desk, tools. Especially the chair, it is a health problem! Then there are the perks he complains about, like food. They say 20% of your energy is consumed by the brain. What you eat directly affects how good you think and how much you can produce with your brain. Almost all the perks I have seen at top companies are nothing more than a recognition that employees are more productive if you give them these perks. It's all about money.