> My Junior year of college I joined the programming team. School and the software industry are different beasts. Once the pressure of "real life" kicks in, yo

> My Junior year of college I joined the programming team. School and the software industry are different beasts. Once the pressure of "real life" kicks in, your brain starts to work differently, often trading some of that academic brilliance for other things you need to survive. Ironically, I have seen some of the best code quality at places with crappy salaries. These companies are aware that they cannot compete with the bigger fish, so they are not as prone to squeeze their developers for that extra cent.