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I agree completely. But in a vacuum, the developer who codes outside of work probably has more knowledge and experience than the developer who works 40h/week and goes off to other things. Even considering diminishing returns.


Yes and no. I think somebody a little more well-rounded may have other soft skills that are also important.


Yeah that's true, hence in a vacuum. If you want someone to do nothing but code - the person who codes the most often will take the cake.


You almost never want that though. Every job I've ever done involved communicating with stakeholders and team mates, working out requirements, resolving disagreements, etc.




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