In fact, he prefers it that way. If there is not enough schedule pressure on the Real Programmer, he tends to make things more challenging by working on some small but interesting part of the problem for the first nine weeks, then finishing the rest in the last week, in two or three 50-hour marathons. This not only inpresses the hell out of his manager, who was despairing of ever getting the project done on time, but creates a convenient excuse for not doing the documentation. Real Programmers don't wear neckties. Real Programmers don't wear high heeled shoes.
Real Programmers arrive at work in time for lunch.
A Real Programmer might or might not know his wife's name. Real Programmers don't know how to cook. Grocery stores aren't open at three in the morning. Real Programmers survive on Twinkies and coffee. Thanx to William Conway.