Not OP and personally I love XKCD. But, I can answer a little. I don't usually "code for fun". Sure, I like the feeling of accomplishing a task or solving a p

Not OP and personally I love XKCD. But, I can answer a little. I don't usually "code for fun". Sure, I like the feeling of accomplishing a task or solving a problem, but overall I don't generally enjoy programming enough that I would want to try something just "to see how it is different from your usual". I won't say I never write small programs or try new techniques; that's an exaggeration. I call this job my "bronze handcuffs": other jobs pay substantially less, are more physically dangerous, and are more susceptible to being consumed by automation. So it makes sense to keep doing what I'm doing.