As a backend (Rails, in particular) dev, most tasks are really streamlined - I've done them 1000 times before pretty much the same way I would do now. There is

As a backend (Rails, in particular) dev, most tasks are really streamlined - I've done them 1000 times before pretty much the same way I would do now. There is room for unpredictability, debugging hours, etc but those are rare. I can see how frontend or higher-profile backend dev can be more unwieldy/demanding, though. I made the 90% remark because it is a somewhat common opinion that programmers are completely above the hours thing. Were programming a totally creative activity, I would agree, but it is not.