501 Programmers and Craft? Well Most of the programmers and it types I have worked considered themselves "Professional" and not skilled tradesmen such as carpen

501 Programmers and Craft? Well Most of the programmers and it types I have worked considered themselves "Professional" and not skilled tradesmen such as carpenters The 501 Manifesto makes some good points but using terms like Craft and being rigid about 9-5 & days a week, makes me think that they havent made the trade up from blue collar shop floor worker attitudes. I am quite strict with my time but ill do what hours I consider are required to ge the job done. It may be different in the USA but in the UK there are huge social and class implications in being a professional and all that entails. As a "profession" collectivly we need to stamp out any attempt to devalue our jobs by conflating them with lower status and lower pay "Craft" ones.