Hi, IBM software engineer here. Myself and most of my colleagues frequent HN and many of us either have or contribute to open source projects. We generally can'

Hi, IBM software engineer here. Myself and most of my colleagues frequent HN and many of us either have or contribute to open source projects. We generally can't divulge anything at all about our work. I, personally, contribute under an anonymous account and stay out of conversations where I'd have to back up my comments by citing specific experiences related to my workplace or work in any way. Many of us also highly value work-life balance. As another commenter suggested, after 5pm I'm probably not on HN and am instead traveling, out to dinner with friends, playing sports, reading some good fiction, or whatever else is interesting this week (and before 5pm, I'm working...) Personal projects take up only some of my time. After a little while, much of the conversation here has become annoyingly tepid and it's only the rare tech-related post that I give more than a quick skim. Edit: I will take issue with the sibling comment that for us, it's just a job that pays the bills. At least in the office I work, there is a very high professional level; we take pride in doing good work and maintaining that level, in keeping up with the state of the art, and implementing best practices. Myself and all my colleagues are all passionate about our work and it is definitely not "just a job". In my personal case, I'm fulfilled enough with my day to day work and develop as a programmer enough to take pleasure in having a varied and full personal life.