If you are completing all the programming exercises in this book, you know that it takes a lot of time to write and test programs that work. Professional programs require even more work. In the...

If you are completing all the programming exercises in this book, you know that it takes a lot of time to write and test programs that work. Professional programs require even more work. In the workplace, programs frequently must be completed by strict deadlines—for example, a tax-calculating program must be completed by year’s end, or an advertising Web site must be completed by the launch of the product. Programmers often fi nd themselves working into the evenings or weekends to complete rush projects at work. How would you feel about having to do this? What types of compensation would make the extra hours worthwhile for you?