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Programming is boring when you're solving mundane problems, when everything you need is already written in a nice library or package for you to put together lik

Programming is boring when you're solving mundane problems, when everything you need is already written in a nice library or package for you to put together like a 24 piece jigsaw puzzle. Get yourself an arduino, maybe esp8266, now program it to do something exciting. Another suggestion, an occasional after work punjabi sword fight might do the trick

eagsalazar2 10y ago
Jigsaw puzzles are not boring, nor is mundane programming IMO. Challenging stuff is super fun of course but there is something satisfying and meditative about just doing a really meticulous job even if you are doing routine stuff. Just me?
- 6DM 10y ago
  Sorta not really, I get where you're going with it, but for me it's finishing the feature and getting it to work properly. This can involve wiring up some stuff for CRUD operations. But hey it works well and someone appreciates it, therefore I enjoy doing it. Meticulous to me is when I have to pour over some very badly written code, carefully stepping over all the frayed knots and ducking under wires, trying to make that one fix without introducing another bug. Hoping to leave behind my little corner of the room in a slightly better state than I found it. It's a thankless job and always takes longer than expected. :(
- saghm 10y ago
  I agree that jigsaw puzzles in general are not boring, but I also agree that 24-piece jigsaw puzzles are boring (at least, when they're not metaphorical)
rezashirazian 10y ago
And let's not forget that the analogy for the jigsaw puzzle falls apart when you consider that you may not know what pieces are available, pieces you think might fit end up not fitting, or that you may end up with massive holes that you have to paint pieces for yourself or you solve for a picture of the Amazon rain forest but now the client/customer wants Antarctica with half the time and budget, so you have to recycle and rearrange the pieces as much as possible. Or that once you've solved the puzzle, pieces start to melt because your room is too hot or change color because there is too much light. Yes programing is boring indeed.

eagsalazar2 10y ago

Jigsaw puzzles are not boring, nor is mundane programming IMO. Challenging stuff is super fun of course but there is something satisfying and meditative about just doing a really meticulous job even if you are doing routine stuff. Just me?

6DM 10y ago
Sorta not really, I get where you're going with it, but for me it's finishing the feature and getting it to work properly. This can involve wiring up some stuff for CRUD operations. But hey it works well and someone appreciates it, therefore I enjoy doing it. Meticulous to me is when I have to pour over some very badly written code, carefully stepping over all the frayed knots and ducking under wires, trying to make that one fix without introducing another bug. Hoping to leave behind my little corner of the room in a slightly better state than I found it. It's a thankless job and always takes longer than expected. :(
saghm 10y ago
I agree that jigsaw puzzles in general are not boring, but I also agree that 24-piece jigsaw puzzles are boring (at least, when they're not metaphorical)

rezashirazian 10y ago

And let's not forget that the analogy for the jigsaw puzzle falls apart when you consider that you may not know what pieces are available, pieces you think might fit end up not fitting, or that you may end up with massive holes that you have to paint pieces for yourself or you solve for a picture of the Amazon rain forest but now the client/customer wants Antarctica with half the time and budget, so you have to recycle and rearrange the pieces as much as possible. Or that once you've solved the puzzle, pieces start to melt because your room is too hot or change color because there is too much light. Yes programing is boring indeed.