On: Don’t Pursue Programming if You Aren’t Passionate About It

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Because young, eager, "passionate" uber-hackers are easier to exploit.

The idea of "passion" for programming might or might not have originated on the hiring side, but that side sure seems happy to run with it.

[EDIT: Not disagreeing with the original post, though. Just responding to the above comment about where this word comes from.]