The field is pretty big. There are total mercs who only code because they get the big $$$ for it and wouldn't write a line otherwise, and there are idealist hac

The field is pretty big. There are total mercs who only code because they get the big $$$ for it and wouldn't write a line otherwise, and there are idealist hackers who would keep coding 10 hours a day in "starving artist" mode even if they couldn't get jack for it. And anything in between.