"So basically if a good programmer is spending his time with family and kids or doing something other than programming in his non-work time, then you will not h

"So basically if a good programmer is spending his time with family and kids or doing something other than programming in his non-work time, then you will not hire him?" That person would in many cases be the better choice, too -- especially if you want your product to actually work, and not be a maintenance nightmare. People like hate getting paged at 2am due to production bugs, so they tend to have stronger motivation to write simpler, cleaner code than the passionate tinkerers tend to write and become emotionally attached to.