I’m not so sure that Scott’s post is really at odds with mine, though. As Scott says in his post, he also has to stop work at a reasonable hour in order to pick up his son, and I know he seeks a good life/work balance.

What he’s really saying - and I agree with him - is that it’s no fun working with people who aren’t enthusiastic about their coding. Like Scott, my techie brain doesn’t shut down completely after I leave work. I love what I do, so even “off the clock” I find myself thinking about ways to improve my software.

But I do make sure that my geekdom doesn’t infect my family life to the point that my kids wonder who their daddy is After all, I can’t imagine being in my 70s and wishing I’d spent less time with my family and more time in front of the computer.