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How do you feel in the other 68 hours when you are not coding? What do your friends and family say about it?

by timmit 5y ago

Andoryuuta 5y ago
I'm @slimsag's brother (1 of 4 siblings), if my opinion counts. This might sound really bizarre, but computers are a way of life in our family. We always had computers around us while growing up. At one point in time, we ran a small PC repair business out of our home. At another point in time, we even three 48U server racks in our living room which was hosting the infrastructure for our dad's new business/startup (hardware all being maintained by our oldest brother). We were told not to walk in front of the 48U racks because our parents were afraid they might fall over and crush us. :) I would only be concerned to hear if Stephen was _not_ spending his free time programming something. That has been his hobby and passion since we were much, much, younger. As for how I _personally_ feel about 100hours/week programming: it's definitely not something I could do. I work a typical 8-9 hours/day doing minor software development, and I feel a bit mentally drained afterwards. With that said, programming is not really my hobby. After my typical work day, I spend another 4-5 hours reverse engineering software because that is what I find fun. I'm glad that Stephen found a career doing what he loves, and is able to continue doing it as a hobby outside of his working hours. As an aside, I also asked our Mom your question (just for the fun of it). She wasn't quite sure what I was asking exactly, but said: "He's self-taught, self-made, and I'm proud as hell of him". Hahaha. Overall, If he's happy, we're happy for him. I'm not sure what other opinion we could even have?
- slimsag 5y ago
  Hahaha, thanks. Also you are aware this statement is incredibly funny? > programming is not really my hobby [...] after my typical work day, I spend another 4-5 hours reverse engineering software because that is what I find fun Really shows how ingrained this way of life is in our family.
  - Andoryuuta 5y ago
    Programming is like making a jigsaw puzzle entirely though, you have to decide what printed photo to use, puzzle dimensions, how many pieces, what cuts, etc. Too much mental energy. Reverse engineering is just like solving a jigsaw puzzle, except I'm just staring at disassembly &/ decompiler views and renaming things to figure out how they fit together.

How do you feel in the other 68 hours when you are not coding? What do your friends and family say about it?

by timmit 5y ago

How do you feel in the other 68 hours when you are not coding? What do your friends and family say about it?

I'm @slimsag's brother (1 of 4 siblings), if my opinion counts. This might sound really bizarre, but computers are a way of life in our family. We always had computers around us while growing up. At one point in time, we ran a small PC repair business out of our home. At another point in time, we even three 48U server racks in our living room which was hosting the infrastructure for our dad's new business/startup (hardware all being maintained by our oldest brother). We were told not to walk in front of the 48U racks because our parents were afraid they might fall over and crush us. :) I would only be concerned to hear if Stephen was _not_ spending his free time programming something. That has been his hobby and passion since we were much, much, younger. As for how I _personally_ feel about 100hours/week programming: it's definitely not something I could do. I work a typical 8-9 hours/day doing minor software development, and I feel a bit mentally drained afterwards. With that said, programming is not really my hobby. After my typical work day, I spend another 4-5 hours reverse engineering software because that is what I find fun. I'm glad that Stephen found a career doing what he loves, and is able to continue doing it as a hobby outside of his working hours. As an aside, I also asked our Mom your question (just for the fun of it). She wasn't quite sure what I was asking exactly, but said: "He's self-taught, self-made, and I'm proud as hell of him". Hahaha. Overall, If he's happy, we're happy for him. I'm not sure what other opinion we could even have?

slimsag 5y ago
Hahaha, thanks. Also you are aware this statement is incredibly funny? > programming is not really my hobby [...] after my typical work day, I spend another 4-5 hours reverse engineering software because that is what I find fun Really shows how ingrained this way of life is in our family.
- Andoryuuta 5y ago
  Programming is like making a jigsaw puzzle entirely though, you have to decide what printed photo to use, puzzle dimensions, how many pieces, what cuts, etc. Too much mental energy. Reverse engineering is just like solving a jigsaw puzzle, except I'm just staring at disassembly &/ decompiler views and renaming things to figure out how they fit together.