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"Not programming in your spare time does not make you a bad developer, however, programming in your spare time can make you a better developer." -------------

• hackinthebochs 15y ago
  Totally, and thats pretty much all that can be said. If you program more, you're likely going to be better than had you not (by how much is another question). Using this as a way to compare different people, on the other hand, is foolish. Just spending time coding is going to do little to improve your skill assuming you're past the stage of just starting out. It's how much you're challenging yourself, and how you handle that challenge that makes a difference.
• now 15y ago
  After a period a couple of years back when I didn’t have spare time to program within I felt that I was slipping behind. I simply wasn’t evolving. I was stuck in a mindset that was very tightly coupled to the tasks I did at work and programming was getting less and less fun. Once I began working on projects in my spare time I quickly remembered why I love it so much. The problem now is that I feel that work is detracting from the joy I feel when programming, which makes it hard for me to remain in this business.