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The HN response here is crazy. Obviously 40 year olds are going to have less side projects, and obviously there are devs out there that treat development as a

The HN response here is crazy. Obviously 40 year olds are going to have less side projects, and obviously there are devs out there that treat development as a job, not a passion. I know a very good python dev that fits that description. But seriously, no free time for side projects? Really? Absolutely no time? It takes 30 mins to whip up something sorta kinda neat. That's an episode of Entourage. Give me a break with all this kids talk, eight year olds go to bed early, and teenagers don't need all that much attention every single day. Sure, help 'em with homework, etc. But lets face some facts, there are plenty of unpaid OSS developers that happen to be parents and they don't whine about not having enough time.

r00fus 15y ago
Travel 50-100% for current job. Having a kid with special needs. Having multiple children. Owning a home. Aging parents with disabilities. Outdoors/Travel nut (you or spouse). Civic/political/community involvement. Any of these personal situations can eat into your "personal" time considerably. Add up 2 or more, and your remaining personal time is what you carve out of your sleep hours. I'm lucky that I don't have to work two jobs like of the less fortunate, and I don't fall into all (or even most) of the categories above, but I don't watch TV and I don't have a github page.