I think it's true. Writing code is the most fun part of my job, but it's also the least time consuming. For any given feature, everything around the code takes

I think it's true. Writing code is the most fun part of my job, but it's also the least time consuming. For any given feature, everything around the code takes 10x as much time. Getting the requirements, writing the spec, refining the spec, doing the QA work, delivery. The actual "coding" part in the middle is quick, fun, and creative. Since it's quick I get to sit and think about abstractions and performance, which is great. But, it could be even quicker if I just give up and willingly write shitty code that works. I don't do that, but I could, and I doubt anyone outside of close developers on my team would ever notice.