Believe it or not, some programmers LIKE working 20+ hours per day on chunks of code.
So do I, sometimes. But it's used too often as an excuse to rescue a project that was underbudgeted, understaffed, and underestimated. If Ken Williams is talking about the first few years of Sierra, fair enough, but if it was a consistent feature of the "20 year ride", then it's a different story. IMHO of course.
You will be surrounded by incredibly intelligent, hard working people, who will work 20+ hours per day when it takes it to get the job done.
Working "20+ hours per day" for anyone but yourself might be "hard working" but it certainly isn't "incredibly intelligent". It's a sure sign that the management of the company is a failure and it will all collapse some day, probably long before your options vest (but after the management's golden parachutes have opened.)
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So do I, sometimes. But it's used too often as an excuse to rescue a project that was underbudgeted, understaffed, and underestimated. If Ken Williams is talking about the first few years of Sierra, fair enough, but if it was a consistent feature of the "20 year ride", then it's a different story. IMHO of course.
We should all let the ACLU know what we think about this on the ACLU Freedom Network Feedback form.
Agreed. Let's all congratulate the ACLU for continuing to stand up for their beliefs.