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human
Do programmers have a life at all?

My friend is a software engineer and told me that he has a normal 8 hour work. Is this true? 

I study computer science at school but i’m scared i’m gonna be that guy who works day and night and has no life. I never was a computer guy to begin with but i am fascinated about this area of work.

EDIT:  I would love to work 7-8h per day and do my own stuff after work, such as sports, friends, travel etc. I am from Finland btw. Thank you all for amazing replies :)
gpt
I think the problem is two fold. 

Some people are really just nerds. They work 8h, go home and start tinkering with their own projects for 6h. Those people do have a life, but maybe not in the sense you mean.

Then there are people who simply let themselves be pressured into overtime. In programming, there's never a "done", there's always something to do and there are always deadlines. Some unfortunate souls give in to this pressure and work 60, 80h and then burn out at some point. It's up to you to not let this happen. Set clear boundaries and then you'll have a life.