I never viewed being "passionate" about programming as the author has. I want passionate employees working for me. To me that means you like the work, you are i

I never viewed being "passionate" about programming as the author has. I want passionate employees working for me. To me that means you like the work, you are interested in the field, and it means you continue to build your body of knowledge either through on the job research or on your own time as a hobby. Doctors as an example spend a significant amount of time keeping abreast on the latest procedures and developments. But he is right when he describes the idea of 16 hour days as obsessive. That is unhealthy and it leads to mistakes, some business can tolerate it, others can't ymmv.