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Leighton Darkins

That's a very good point. Houses and bird houses are very different things.

I think the flavour of the point I'm trying to make with this comment is that it's not necessary to program outside of work to be a great, passionate and successful developer.

No-one is suggesting that it's bad if you love to code and love to do it in your free time - I'm actually saying that's great! The issue is that I see a lot of young developers being scolded for not being "passionate" enough, because they'd rather go rock climbing than build a side project in their spare time.

I love that you love to code! There's nothing more inspiring than a person who gets true joy from their work 😊