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Perhaps there ought to be two axes: competence and interest. You may not need a very high level of competence but you sure do need a high level of interest to s
by 2sk21 10y ago
Perhaps there ought to be two axes: competence and interest. You may not need a very high level of competence but you sure do need a high level of interest to stay in this field (I wrote my first program 30+ years ago and still write code every day).
- pjmlp 10y agoCongratulations, I find it requires almost a daily fight to avoid being pushed into management positions and being able to keep doing technical stuff.
- 2sk21 10y agoExactly so :-) It takes real effort to remain technical.
- dagw 10y agoBut you don't need a high level of interest in programming. Personally I find programming in itself only moderately interesting. It is however the best tool for tackling the problems I find really interesting.