How about the Googler who just took Google for $3.5 extra double wide large? http://techcrunch.com/2010/11/11/google-offers-staff-enginee...

I am certain that there are more than a few code jockeys making a tremendous amount of money on Wall Street... That is, of course, if they didn't build their own quant fund.

John Carmack http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._Carmack