We are passionate, we are coders, we are hackers and we are artists. We are oversold on corporate opportunities, and are belittled in our reviews as poor communicators, nerds, and egotists. But we are the ones that change the world. We are the ones that make your life easier. We are the ones that devise ways for you to bring your family and friends closer, simply because we thought it would be fun to do so.

More at: The Passionate Programmer's Manifesto