That quote is already a quote in the article. The article author himself writes:
> What is really happening?
> • Programmers were typing on and off all day. Those 30 minutes are to recreate the net result of all the work they wrote, un-wrote, edited, and reworked through the day. It is not all the effort they put in, it is only the residue of the effort.
> What is really happening?
> • Programmers were typing on and off all day. Those 30 minutes are to recreate the net result of all the work they wrote, un-wrote, edited, and reworked through the day. It is not all the effort they put in, it is only the residue of the effort.
So at least there the article agrees with you.