I've probably seen at least one example of each of these at some point in my career (Education, consulting, entertainment, financial and online sales industries

I've probably seen at least one example of each of these at some point in my career (Education, consulting, entertainment, financial and online sales industries, 2 of which were startups). Most of the developers who act like this didn't last long. I have also seen all of these "myths" busted. Sometimes the server really is anemic. I've seen a new feature set added in a weekend of 4am hacking sessions that involved code, not cola and porn. I've seen people get RIGHTFULLY blamed for their shitty code. And I've seen the UI get tweaked so that it works so flawlessly for the demo that it got opened to private beta the next day. People who are this acerbic and jaded about things in their line of work should consider doing something more interesting and fun with their time.