Which is all well and good, but to say that salary doesn't matter is bupkis.
If you're creating significant value and getting little for it, you're getting the short end of the stick. If you notice you're getting the short end of the stick, you're probably going to feel like crap.
Mind that lots of developers, if working for a company, don't own what they create.
"Our goal as hackers is to create value, millions of dollars worth of value."
Screw that. My goal is to enjoy life, have fun, work on interesting stuff and not feel like I'm getting screwed over in the process.
Forgive me, but I think you meant that to say that salary doesn't matter is mishuggeneh. Bupkis is what you'll have in your bank account if you go on thinking this way.
I'm not even Jewish. This is just from years in New York.
If you're creating significant value and getting little for it, you're getting the short end of the stick. If you notice you're getting the short end of the stick, you're probably going to feel like crap.
Mind that lots of developers, if working for a company, don't own what they create.
Screw that. My goal is to enjoy life, have fun, work on interesting stuff and not feel like I'm getting screwed over in the process.