[OT] Extra time spent

[Nick Sabalausky via Digitalmars-d]

On 6/4/2014 7:59 AM, Dejan Lekic wrote:
>
> I humbly believe programmer who does not spend spare time reading
> literature related to his/her work is most likely going to lose the job
> at some point, as people who DO spend time in their self-education will
> take the place.
>

I know from direct observational experience that, depending on the 
company, keeping one's job (or even getting one in the first place) is 
not always dependent on one's ability to actually do the job at all.

(Heck, I've tutored CS 101 students, and even still: the worst code I've 
ever seen by far was NOT beginners, but was production code written by 
professionals whose jobs were nowhere near the chopping block.)

That said, you're certainly right that continual self-education is very 
important (even if one's job isn't on the line).